NewAge (NASDAQ:NBEVQ – Get Rating) and Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM – Get Rating) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares NewAge and Boston Beer's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get NewAge alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NewAge | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Boston Beer | 1.31% | 9.55% | 6.74% |
Volatility and Risk
NewAge has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Beer has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.3% of NewAge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Boston Beer shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of NewAge shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Boston Beer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NewAge and Boston Beer's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NewAge | $279.47 million | 0.00 | -$39.34 million | ($0.32) | 0.00 |
| Boston Beer | $2.06 billion | 1.99 | $14.55 million | $2.14 | 155.79 |
Boston Beer has higher revenue and earnings than NewAge. NewAge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Beer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for NewAge and Boston Beer, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NewAge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Boston Beer | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.93 |
Boston Beer has a consensus price target of $355.87, indicating a potential upside of 6.74%. Given Boston Beer's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than NewAge.
Summary
Boston Beer beats NewAge on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NewAge
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NewAge, Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes healthy products in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Direct / Social Selling and Direct Store. It provides health and wellness, energy drink, essential oil and anti-aging skincare, cosmetic, beverage, snacks, water and air filtration, and personal care products, as well as weight management, nutritional supplement, nutraceutical, and slenderiize products; diagnostic products, such as DNA testing and diagnostic kits and products; and CBD products. The company offers its products under the Tahitian Noni, LIMU, Zennoa, LIMU Blue Frog, Hiro Natural, TeMana, Lucim, Reviive, Puritii, and MaVie brands. It sells its products directly to customers, as well as through distributors, e-commerce sites, and direct-store-delivery systems. The company was formerly known as New Age Beverages Corporation and changed its name to NewAge, Inc. in July 2020. NewAge, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On August 30, 2022, NewAge, Inc. along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
About Boston Beer
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The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, Coney Island, Concrete Beach brand names. The company markets and sells its products to a network of approximately 400 wholesalers in the United States, as well as international wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other retail outlets. It also sells in products in Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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