Westrock Coffee (WEST) Competitors

Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCU or WEST?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CCU or WEST?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has higher revenue and earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compania Cervecerias Unidas, 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
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	$3.03T	0.00	$177.04M	$0.85	14.51
Westrock Coffee	$944.49M	0.55	-$80.30M	-$0.94	-5.86

Does the media refer more to CCU or WEST?

In the previous week, Westrock Coffee had 4 more articles in the media than Compania Cervecerias Unidas. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Westrock Coffee and 2 mentions for Compania Cervecerias Unidas. Compania Cervecerias Unidas' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Westrock Coffee's score of 0.75 indicating that Compania Cervecerias Unidas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Westrock Coffee	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CCU or WEST?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas currently has a consensus target price of $9.40, suggesting a potential downside of 23.76%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $10.60, suggesting a potential upside of 92.38%. Given Westrock Coffee's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Compania Cervecerias Unidas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Westrock Coffee	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CCU or WEST?

24.1% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCU or WEST more profitable?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a net margin of 4.93% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.28%. Compania Cervecerias Unidas' return on equity of 9.01% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	4.93%	9.01%	3.87%
Westrock Coffee	-9.28%	-64.79%	-4.31%

Summary

Compania Cervecerias Unidas beats Westrock Coffee on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.