Eastside Distilling (NASDAQ:EAST) vs. Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) Critical Comparison

Eastside Distilling (NASDAQ:EAST) and Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) are both small-cap 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastside Distilling	$10.80 million	0.00	-$7.53 million	($3.70)	N/A
Heritage Distilling	$7.76 million	0.39	N/A	N/A	N/A

Heritage Distilling has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eastside Distilling.

Profitability

This table compares Eastside Distilling and Heritage Distilling’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastside Distilling	-74.63%	-2,066.36%	-31.99%
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Eastside Distilling 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 Eastside Distilling and Heritage Distilling, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastside Distilling	0	0	1	0	3.00
Heritage Distilling	0	0	0	0	0.00

Eastside Distilling currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Eastside Distilling’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Eastside Distilling is more favorable than Heritage Distilling.

Summary

Eastside Distilling beats Heritage Distilling on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eastside Distilling

Eastside Distilling, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of hand-crafted spirits. Its products include bourbon, American whiskey, vodka, and rum. The company was founded by Lenny Gotter on February 11, 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

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.