Beer stocks can make great long-term investments. Not only do customers tend to stick to their favorite sudsy brands, but raw material costs are relatively low, and so publicly traded brewing companies earn some of the best profit margins around.
Today I’ll highlight three of the strongest stocks I see in the industry: Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Anheuser Busch In Bev (NYSE: BUD), and Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM).
Here’s a look at how some of the key players in the industry stack up against each other: