Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU) & CTGX Mining (OTCMKTS:CHCX) Critical Review

CTGX Mining (OTCMKTS:CHCX) and Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CTGX Mining and Compania Cervecerias Unidas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTGX Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	2	2	0	0	1.50

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.23%. Given Compania Cervecerias Unidas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Compania Cervecerias Unidas is more favorable than CTGX Mining.

Profitability

This table compares CTGX Mining and Compania Cervecerias Unidas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTGX Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	4.48%	8.18%	3.58%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.1% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CTGX Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CTGX Mining and Compania Cervecerias Unidas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTGX Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	$3.08 billion	0.76	$177.04 million	$0.77	16.49

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has higher revenue and earnings than CTGX Mining.

Volatility & Risk

CTGX Mining has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Compania Cervecerias Unidas beats CTGX Mining on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTGX Mining

CTGX Mining, Inc., through its subsidiary, Sackets Harbor Brewing Company, develops, produces, and markets micro brewed beers. The company offers its products under the brand names of War of 1812 Amber Ale, Railroad Red Ale, Thousand Island Pale Ale, 1812 Amber Ale Light, and Harbor Wheat. It also develops complementary products, such Sackets Harbor Coffee and Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. Root Beer. The company was formerly known as Harbor Brewing Co., Inc. and changed its name to CTGX Mining, Inc. in November 2012. CTGX Mining, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California.

About Compania Cervecerias Unidas

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. operates as a beverage company in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The company operates through three segments: Chile, International Business, and Wine. It produces and sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer under proprietary and licensed brands, as well as distributes Pernod Ricard products in non-supermarket retail stores. The company also produces and sells non-alcoholic beverages, including carbonated soft drinks, nectars and juices, sports and energy drinks, and ice tea; and mineral, purified, and flavored bottled water, as well as ready-to-mix products with instant powder drinks. In addition, it is involved in the production and distribution of pisco, cocktails, rum, flavored alcoholic beverages, gin, and cider. The company serves small and medium-sized retail outlets; retail establishments, such as restaurants, hotels, and bars; wholesalers; and supermarket chains. It also exports its products to Europe, Latin America, the United States, Canada, Asia, Oceania, and internationally. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Santiago, Chile. Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. is a subsidiary of Inversiones y Rentas S.A.