BRC (BRCC) Competitors

BRC (NYSE:BRCC) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, BRCC or WEST?

BRC has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRCC or WEST more profitable?

BRC has a net margin of -1.22% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.05%. BRC's return on equity of 23.35% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRC	-1.22%	23.35%	5.11%
Westrock Coffee	-9.05%	-20.72%	-2.01%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRCC or WEST?

BRC received 9 more outperform votes than Westrock Coffee when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Westrock Coffee an outperform vote while only 38.81% of users gave BRC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BRC	Outperform Votes 26 38.81%	Underperform Votes 41 61.19%
Westrock Coffee	Outperform Votes 17 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has better valuation & earnings, BRCC or WEST?

BRC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westrock Coffee. BRC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westrock Coffee, 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
BRC	$383.07M	1.03	-$16.75M	-$0.09	-20.50
Westrock Coffee	$872.02M	0.76	-$34.58M	-$0.91	-7.69

Does the media refer more to BRCC or WEST?

In the previous week, Westrock Coffee had 2 more articles in the media than BRC. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Westrock Coffee and 3 mentions for BRC. Westrock Coffee's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat BRC's score of 0.70 indicating that Westrock Coffee is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BRC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Westrock Coffee	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer BRCC or WEST?

BRC currently has a consensus target price of $2.88, suggesting a potential upside of 55.83%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $10.40, suggesting a potential upside of 48.57%. Given BRC's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BRC is more favorable than Westrock Coffee.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
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 hold more shares of BRCC or WEST?

16.3% of BRC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 69.0% of BRC 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BRC beats Westrock Coffee on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.