Contrasting Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU) & Epsium Enterprise (NASDAQ:EPSM)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Epsium Enterprise and Compania Cervecerias Unidas”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Epsium Enterprise	$12.52 million	1.70	$280,000.00	N/A	N/A
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	$3.08 billion	0.88	$177.04 million	$0.77	19.07

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has higher revenue and earnings than Epsium Enterprise.

Profitability

This table compares Epsium Enterprise and Compania Cervecerias Unidas’ 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
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	4.48%	8.18%	3.58%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.1% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Epsium Enterprise and Compania Cervecerias Unidas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsium Enterprise	1	0	0	0	1.00
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 31.90%. Given Compania Cervecerias Unidas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compania Cervecerias Unidas is more favorable than Epsium Enterprise.

Summary

Compania Cervecerias Unidas 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 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.