Beeline (NASDAQ:BLNE) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) Head to Head Analysis

Beeline (NASDAQ:BLNE) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.6% of Beeline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Beeline shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Constellation Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Beeline and Constellation Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beeline	-74.63%	-53.34%	-30.31%
Constellation Brands	-0.74%	29.56%	10.72%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Beeline and Constellation Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beeline	$3.77 million	1.85	-$11.33 million	($37.00)	-0.02
Constellation Brands	$10.96 billion	2.60	-$81.40 million	($0.51)	-313.71

Beeline has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Constellation Brands. Constellation Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beeline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Beeline has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Brands has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Beeline and Constellation Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beeline	0	0	0	0	0.00
Constellation Brands	0	10	12	0	2.55

Constellation Brands has a consensus target price of $215.87, indicating a potential upside of 34.92%. Given Constellation Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Beeline.

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Beeline on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Beeline

Eastside Distilling, Inc. manufactures, acquires, blends, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It operates through two segments, Spirits and Craft Canning and Bottling. The company provides whiskey under the Burnside Whiskey brand; vodka under the Portland Potato Vodka brand; rum under the Hue-Hue Coffee Rum brand; and tequila under the Azuñia Tequila brand. It also offers gin and ready-to-drink products; and canning and bottling services to the craft beer and cider industries. The company sells its products on a wholesale basis to distributors in the United States. Eastside Distilling, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

About Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. The company provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Familiar, Corona Hard Seltzer, Corona Light, Corona Non-Alcoholic, Corona Premier, Corona Refresca, Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy, and Pacifico brands. It also offers wine under the Cook’s California Champagne, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Mount Veeder, Ruffino, SIMI, My Favorite Neighbor, Robert Mondavi Winery, Schrader, and The Prisoner Wine Company brands; and spirits under the Casa Noble, Copper & Kings, High West, Mi CAMPO, Nelson’s Green Brier, and SVEDKA brands. The company provides its products to wholesale distributors, retailers, on-premise locations, and state alcohol beverage control agencies. Constellation Brands, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Victor, New York.