Comparing Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) & Aristocrat Group (OTCMKTS:ASCC)

Aristocrat Group (OTCMKTS:ASCC) and Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Aristocrat Group and Molson Coors Beverage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aristocrat Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Molson Coors Beverage	7.81%	8.61%	4.39%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Aristocrat Group and Molson Coors Beverage, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aristocrat Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Molson Coors Beverage	2	11	5	0	2.17

Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus target price of $54.24, indicating a potential upside of 17.69%. Given Molson Coors Beverage’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Aristocrat Group.

Volatility & Risk

Aristocrat Group has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aristocrat Group and Molson Coors Beverage”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aristocrat Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Molson Coors Beverage	$11.21 billion	0.81	$1.12 billion	($10.68)	-4.32

Molson Coors Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Aristocrat Group.

Summary

Molson Coors Beverage beats Aristocrat Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aristocrat Group

Aristocrat Group Corp. through its subsidiary, Top Shelf Distributing, LLC, focuses on developing distilled spirits line of business. The company markets and sells RWB Ultra Premium Handcrafted Vodka to retailers in North America. Aristocrat Group Corp. was founded in 2011 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Molson Coors Beverage

Molson Coors Beverage Company manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products under various brands in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers flavored malt beverages including hard seltzers, craft, spirits and energy, and ready to drink beverages. It provides its products under Aspall Cider, Blue Moon, Coors Original, Five Trail, Hop Valley brands, Leinenkugel’s, Madri, Miller Genuine Draft, Molson Ultra, Sharp’s, Staropramen, and Vizzy Hard Seltzer above premier brands; Bergenbier, Borsodi, Carling, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Jelen, Kamenitza, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, and Niksicko, Ozujsko under the premium brands; and Branik, Icehouse, Keystone, Miller High Life, Milwaukee’s Best, and Steel Reserve under the economy brands. The company was formerly known as Molson Coors Brewing Company and changed its name to Molson Coors Beverage Company in January 2020. Molson Coors Beverage Company was founded in 1774 and is based in Golden, Colorado.