BRC (BRCC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BRCC or WEST?

16.3% of BRC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of BRC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BRCC or WEST?

BRC has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% 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.

Is BRCC or WEST more profitable?

BRC has a net margin of -2.89% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.28%. BRC's return on equity of -12.88% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRC	-2.89%	-12.88%	-2.59%
Westrock Coffee	-9.28%	-64.79%	-4.31%

Do analysts prefer BRCC or WEST?

BRC presently has a consensus price target of $2.88, indicating a potential upside of 87.30%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus price target of $10.60, indicating a potential upside of 62.83%. Given BRC's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

Does the media prefer BRCC or WEST?

In the previous week, Westrock Coffee had 2 more articles in the media than BRC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Westrock Coffee and 1 mentions for BRC. BRC's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Westrock Coffee's score of 0.70 indicating that BRC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$391.49M	0.97	-$2.95M	-$0.15	-10.23
Westrock Coffee	$850.73M	0.72	-$80.30M	-$0.94	-6.93

Summary

BRC beats Westrock Coffee on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.