Westrock Coffee (WEST) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media prefer COCO or WEST?

In the previous week, Vita Coco had 4 more articles in the media than Westrock Coffee. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vita Coco and 1 mentions for Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.41 indicating that Westrock Coffee is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vita Coco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Westrock Coffee	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate COCO or WEST?

Vita Coco currently has a consensus price target of $35.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.54%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus price target of $10.40, indicating a potential upside of 63.83%. Given Westrock Coffee's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Westrock Coffee	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	4.09	$55.95M	$1.01	36.82
Westrock Coffee	$850.73M	0.71	-$80.30M	-$0.91	-6.98

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, COCO or WEST?

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

Summary

Vita Coco beats Westrock Coffee on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.