Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) & Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) Head to Head Survey

Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.2% of Zevia PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Zevia PBC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Constellation Brands 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.

Volatility and Risk

Zevia PBC has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Brands has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Zevia PBC and Constellation Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zevia PBC	1	1	2	0	2.25
Constellation Brands	5	7	12	0	2.29

Zevia PBC currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 279.75%. Constellation Brands has a consensus price target of $153.09, suggesting a potential upside of 20.19%. Given Zevia PBC’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than Constellation Brands.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zevia PBC and Constellation Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zevia PBC	$161.26 million	0.57	-$9.92 million	($0.13)	-9.12
Constellation Brands	$9.76 billion	2.23	$1.69 billion	$11.15	11.42

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zevia PBC	-5.34%	-16.92%	-9.56%
Constellation Brands	19.57%	24.75%	9.54%

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Zevia PBC on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zevia PBC

Zevia PBC, a beverage company, develops, markets, sells, and distributes various carbonated beverages in the United States and Canada. It offers soda, energy drinks, organic tea, and kidz drinks. The company offers its products through a network of food, drug, warehouse club, mass, natural, convenience, and e-commerce channels, as well as grocery distributors and natural product stores and specialty outlets. It provides its products under the Zevia brand name. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Encino, California.

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.