Vita Coco (COCO) Competitors

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, PEP or COCO?

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vita Coco has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PEP or COCO?

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Vita Coco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PEP or COCO?

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Vita Coco. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vita Coco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PepsiCo	$91.85B	2.24	$9.58B	$5.49	27.37
Vita Coco	$516.01M	4.04	$55.95M	$1.07	34.32

Does the media prefer PEP or COCO?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 66 more articles in the media than Vita Coco. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for PepsiCo and 14 mentions for Vita Coco. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.91 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo	48 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vita Coco	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PEP or COCO?

PepsiCo presently has a consensus price target of $158.73, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Vita Coco has a consensus price target of $38.38, indicating a potential upside of 4.51%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Vita Coco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16
Vita Coco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is PEP or COCO more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.50% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 8.23%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.81% beat Vita Coco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PepsiCo	8.23%	57.81%	10.63%
Vita Coco	11.50%	24.99%	17.84%

Summary

PepsiCo and Vita Coco tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.