Head to Head Comparison: Epsium Enterprise (NASDAQ:EPSM) vs. Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ)

Epsium Enterprise (NASDAQ:EPSM) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsium Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A
Constellation Brands	-4.11%	31.41%	10.81%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Epsium Enterprise 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
Epsium Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Constellation Brands	$10.96 billion	2.83	-$81.40 million	($2.39)	-73.48

Epsium Enterprise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Constellation Brands.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Epsium Enterprise and Constellation Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsium Enterprise	0	0	0	0	0.00
Constellation Brands	0	10	13	1	2.63

Constellation Brands has a consensus target price of $213.74, suggesting a potential upside of 21.71%. Given Constellation Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Epsium Enterprise.

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Epsium Enterprise on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Epsium Enterprise

We are a holding company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands. As a holding company with no material operation of its own, we conduct substantially all our operations through an indirect Macau subsidiary, Companhia de Comercio Luz Limitada in Macau, or Luz. Luz is an 80%-owned subsidiary of Epsium Enterprise Limited in Hong Kong, or Epsium HK. Mr. Son I Tam, our CEO, Chairman, principal shareholder, and the founder of Epsium and Luz directly holds (i) 89.996% ownership interest in Epsium, (ii) 19% interest in Epsium HK, and (iii) 20% ownership interest in Luz. Luz is an import trading and wholesaler of primarily alcoholic beverages in Macau. Through Luz, we import and sell a broad range of premium beverages, primarily alcoholic beverages and, in 2022, a small quantity of tea and fruit juice. The alcoholic beverages we sell include Chinese liquor, French cognac, Scottish whiskey, fine wine, Champagne, and other miscellaneous beverage alcohol. Sales of Chinese liquor is by far our most significant operations, and we are a top wholesaler of high-end Chinese liquor in Macau. We operate only in Macau. Our principal executive office is located in Macau, SAR China.

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.