Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.B – Get Free Report) and Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Embotelladora Andina and Molson Coors Beverage, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Embotelladora Andina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Molson Coors Beverage | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.95 |
Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus price target of $43.06, indicating a potential downside of 1.78%. Given Molson Coors Beverage’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Embotelladora Andina.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Embotelladora Andina and Molson Coors Beverage”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Embotelladora Andina | $3.52 billion | 1.32 | $295.57 million | $2.09 | 14.03 |
| Molson Coors Beverage | $13.04 billion | 0.70 | -$2.14 billion | ($11.54) | -3.80 |
Embotelladora Andina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Molson Coors Beverage. Molson Coors Beverage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Embotelladora Andina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Embotelladora Andina and Molson Coors Beverage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Embotelladora Andina | 8.34% | 22.29% | 8.43% |
| Molson Coors Beverage | -17.83% | 9.46% | 4.25% |
Risk and Volatility
Embotelladora Andina has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.6% of Embotelladora Andina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Embotelladora Andina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Embotelladora Andina pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Molson Coors Beverage pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Embotelladora Andina pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Molson Coors Beverage pays out -16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Molson Coors Beverage has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Molson Coors Beverage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Embotelladora Andina beats Molson Coors Beverage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Embotelladora Andina
Embotelladora Andina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola soft drinks in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It also offers fruit-flavored beverages, juices, sports and energy drinks, ice tea, and bottled water. Embotelladora Andina S.A. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
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.
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