Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCU or COCO?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has higher revenue and earnings than Vita Coco. Compania Cervecerias Unidas 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
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	$3.08B	0.80	$177.04M	$0.94	14.16
Vita Coco	$516.01M	4.13	$55.95M	$1.01	37.19

Do analysts recommend CCU or COCO?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas currently has a consensus target price of $9.70, indicating a potential downside of 27.12%. Vita Coco has a consensus target price of $35.88, indicating a potential downside of 4.49%. Given Vita Coco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Compania Cervecerias Unidas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Vita Coco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media prefer CCU or COCO?

In the previous week, Compania Cervecerias Unidas and Compania Cervecerias Unidas both had 3 articles in the media. Compania Cervecerias Unidas' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.41 indicating that Compania Cervecerias Unidas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CCU or COCO?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vita Coco has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

24.1% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Vita Coco shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CCU or COCO more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.32% compared to Compania Cervecerias Unidas' net margin of 5.56%. Vita Coco's return on equity of 25.08% beat Compania Cervecerias Unidas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	5.56%	8.83%	3.73%
Vita Coco	11.32%	25.08%	18.00%

Summary

Vita Coco beats Compania Cervecerias Unidas on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.