The March 2019 edition of the Cigar Brand Stock Market was one of the first in our now long-running segment, where each panelist gives buy, hold, or sell ratings to a range of cigar brands. The episode featured guest Rob Rasmussen (now the co-host of Flavor Odyssey) and Jack Heyer (co-host of Smoke Night LIVE at the time, now Product Manager for Camacho).

The Cigar Brand Stock Market is a segment on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night LIVE show, where we attempt to boil down sentiment on a variety of cigar brands/companies by asking a panel of cigar enthusiasts the hypothetical question: “Would you buy, hold, or sell stock in brand/company X?” We feel that the results tell an interesting narrative as to the perception of a company/brand’s current direction. When multiple segments of the show are lined up, the highs and lows of a given company/brand may offer even more revealing trends.

This post and others like it aim to catalogue the results from the Cigar Brand Stock Market, which will eventually lead to more insightful trends as our data grows over the years.

Results

Robby Sensei Jack Jordan Consensus Score
AJF Cigar Co. Hold Hold Buy Hold Buy 63%
Crowned Heads Hold Sell Sell Hold Sell 25%
Illusione Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy 100%
La Palina Sell Sell Sell Sell Sell 0%
My Father Cigars Buy Sell Buy Hold Buy 63%
Rocky Patel Sell Sell Hold Sell Sell 13%
RoMa Craft Tobac Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy 100%
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy 100%
Warped Hold Hold Hold Hold Hold 50%
Micallef Sell Sell Sell Sell Sell 0%
Southern Draw Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy 100%
Toraรฑo Sell Sell Sell Sell Sell 0%
Viaje Sell Sell Sell Sell Sell 0%

Takeaways

  • There were four perfect scores: Illusione, RoMa Craft Tobac, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, and Southern Draw.
  • The were also four brands with no buys: La Palina, Micallef, Toraรฑo, and Viaje.
  • The only overall hold on a brand was Warped.
  • Jack Heyer was the biggest bull (54%) and Sensei was the biggest bear (38%).

Panel

Master SenseiHost
Bear: 38%
Buys: 4
Holds: 2
Sells: 7
Producer-Kid JordanProducer
Bear: 46%
Buys: 4
Holds: 4
Sells: 5
Jack HeyerCo-Host
Bull: 54%
Buys: 6
Holds: 2
Sells: 5
Rob RasmussenGuest
Neutral: 50%
Buys: 5
Holds: 3
Sells: 5