Westrock Coffee (WEST) Competitors

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

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

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of Vita Coco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to COCO or WEST?

In the previous week, Vita Coco had 7 more articles in the media than Westrock Coffee. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vita Coco and 0 mentions for Westrock Coffee. Vita Coco's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Westrock Coffee's score of 0.00 indicating that Vita Coco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vita Coco	Positive
Westrock Coffee	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COCO or WEST?

Vita Coco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee 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
Vita Coco	$516.01M	4.31	$55.95M	$1.01	38.77
Westrock Coffee	$850.73M	0.73	-$80.30M	-$0.91	-7.18

Do analysts rate COCO or WEST?

Vita Coco currently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.52%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $10.40, suggesting a potential upside of 59.26%. Given Westrock Coffee's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Vita Coco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vita Coco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Westrock Coffee	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is COCO or WEST more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.32% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.61%. Vita Coco's return on equity of 25.08% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vita Coco	11.32%	25.08%	18.00%
Westrock Coffee	-9.61%	-41.92%	-3.46%

Which has more volatility & risk, COCO or WEST?

Vita Coco has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Westrock Coffee on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.