Comparing Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) and Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.B)

Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.B) and Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Embotelladora Andina has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.6% of Embotelladora Andina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Embotelladora Andina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Embotelladora Andina 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
Embotelladora Andina	$3,476.60 billion	0.00	$323.41 million	$2.05	14.41
Molson Coors Beverage	$11.08 billion	0.74	-$2.42 billion	($11.54)	-3.41

Embotelladora Andina has higher revenue and earnings 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.

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 4.9%. Embotelladora Andina pays out 47.3% 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 increased 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.

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	N/A	N/A	N/A
Molson Coors Beverage	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current 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	1	3.00
Molson Coors Beverage	5	10	4	0	1.95

Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus target price of $43.06, suggesting a potential upside of 9.31%. Given Molson Coors Beverage’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Embotelladora Andina.

Summary

Molson Coors Beverage beats Embotelladora Andina on 8 of the 15 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.