Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) vs. Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) Financial Contrast

Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of Constellation Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Heritage Distilling and Constellation Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heritage Distilling	0	0	0	0	0.00
Constellation Brands	0	8	13	0	2.62

Constellation Brands has a consensus target price of $257.14, indicating a potential upside of 39.51%. Given Constellation Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Heritage Distilling.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A
Constellation Brands	6.27%	26.55%	10.03%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Constellation Brands	$10.71 billion	3.11	$1.73 billion	$3.72	49.55

Constellation Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Distilling.

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Heritage Distilling on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heritage Distilling

Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is a craft distiller of premium brands, including whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums and ready-to-drink canned cocktails. Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is based in GIG HARBOR, Wash.

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.