Westrock Coffee (WEST) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 42.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CCU or WEST?

In the previous week, Westrock Coffee had 5 more articles in the media than Compania Cervecerias Unidas. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Westrock Coffee and 1 mentions for Compania Cervecerias Unidas. Westrock Coffee's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Compania Cervecerias Unidas' score of 0.00 indicating that Westrock Coffee is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$3.08B	0.73	$177.04M	$0.94	12.86
Westrock Coffee	$850.73M	0.85	-$80.30M	-$0.91	-8.36

Do analysts prefer CCU or WEST?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas presently has a consensus target price of $9.40, suggesting a potential downside of 22.22%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $10.60, suggesting a potential upside of 39.40%. 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

Is CCU or WEST more profitable?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a net margin of 5.56% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.61%. Compania Cervecerias Unidas' return on equity of 8.83% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	5.56%	8.83%	3.73%
Westrock Coffee	-9.61%	-41.92%	-3.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, CCU or WEST?

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

Summary

Compania Cervecerias Unidas and Westrock Coffee tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.