Westrock Coffee (WEST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Westrock Coffee Company, LLC operates as an integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Beverage Solutions, and Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (SS&T). The Beverage Solutions segment provides various packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, and single serve cups, as well as extract solutions for applications in cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. The SS&T segment engages in delivery and settlement of forward sales contracts for green coffee. The company offers coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries. Westrock Coffee Company, LLC was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.38 to $7.08
• 50-Day Range: $5.52 to $9.56
• 52-Week Range: $5.28 to $11.21
• Volume: 509,505 shs
• Average Volume: 229,444 shs
• Market Capitalization: $585.01 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Westrock Coffee Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Westrock Coffee scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 143 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Westrock Coffee has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Westrock Coffee has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Westrock Coffee are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.20) to $0.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Westrock Coffee is -12.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Westrock Coffee is -12.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Westrock Coffee has a P/B Ratio of 5.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.81% of the outstanding shares of Westrock Coffee have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Westrock Coffee has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 18.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Westrock Coffee has recently increased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Westrock Coffee does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Westrock Coffee does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.81% of the outstanding shares of Westrock Coffee have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Westrock Coffee has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 18.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Westrock Coffee has recently increased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Westrock Coffee has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Westrock Coffee this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Westrock Coffee to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Westrock Coffee insiders have sold 1,673.38% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $81,546.00 in company stock and sold $1,446,121.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

42.10% of the stock of Westrock Coffee is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.08% of the stock of Westrock Coffee is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WEST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WEST shares performed this year?

Westrock Coffee's stock was trading at $10.21 at the start of the year. Since then, WEST shares have decreased by 33.0% and is now trading at $6.84.
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How were Westrock Coffee's earnings last quarter?

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.16. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Westrock Coffee's major shareholders?

Westrock Coffee's top institutional shareholders include Stephens Group LLC (9.18%), Diversified Trust Co (0.14%) and Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Hf Direct Investments Pool, Ll, Brothers Harriman & Co Brown, Thomas Christopher Pledger, William A Ford and Joe T Ford.
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How do I buy shares of Westrock Coffee?

Shares of WEST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Westrock Coffee own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Westrock Coffee investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2024
• Today: 10/15/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WEST
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1806347
• Web: westrockcoffee.com
• Phone: 501-320-4880
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,399
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $12.20
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +91.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-34,580,000.00
• Net Margins: -5.37%
• Pretax Margin: -6.19%
• Return on Equity: -18.20%
• Return on Assets: -1.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.05
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $864.71 million
• Price / Sales: 0.65
• Cash Flow: $0.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 80.02
• Book Value: $1.29 per share
• Price / Book: 4.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,370,000
• Free Float: 51,164,000
• Market Cap: $562.03 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39