Heritage Distilling (IPST) and The Competition Critical Survey
by Kim Johansen · The Markets DailyHeritage Distilling (NASDAQ:IPST – Get Free Report) is one of 30 public companies in the “BEVERAGES – ALCOH” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Heritage Distilling to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
37.9% of shares of all “BEVERAGES – ALCOH” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Heritage Distilling shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of shares of all “BEVERAGES – ALCOH” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Heritage Distilling and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Heritage Distilling | 2,132.99% | -13.65% | -10.11% |
| Heritage Distilling Competitors | 157.96% | 5.66% | 2.77% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Heritage Distilling and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Heritage Distilling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Heritage Distilling Competitors | 407 | 1553 | 1519 | 62 | 2.35 |
As a group, “BEVERAGES – ALCOH” companies have a potential upside of 27.43%. Given Heritage Distilling’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Heritage Distilling has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Heritage Distilling and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Heritage Distilling | $8.40 million | $710,000.00 | -0.28 |
| Heritage Distilling Competitors | $149.96 billion | $800.12 million | 9.39 |
Heritage Distilling’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Distilling. Heritage Distilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Heritage Distilling peers beat Heritage Distilling on 11 of the 12 factors compared.
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.