Vita Coco (COCO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, COCO or PEP?

Vita Coco has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COCO or PEP more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.50% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 8.23%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.81% beat Vita Coco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vita Coco	11.50%	24.99%	17.84%
PepsiCo	8.23%	57.81%	10.63%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COCO or PEP?

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Vita Coco. PepsiCo 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	3.88	$55.95M	$1.07	32.93
PepsiCo	$91.75B	2.19	$9.58B	$5.49	26.77

Do insiders & institutionals believe in COCO or PEP?

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Vita Coco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by 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.

Does the media favor COCO or PEP?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 39 more articles in the media than Vita Coco. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for PepsiCo and 16 mentions for Vita Coco. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.85 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vita Coco	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PepsiCo	41 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend COCO or PEP?

Vita Coco currently has a consensus price target of $38.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.90%. PepsiCo has a consensus price target of $158.73, indicating a potential upside of 8.00%. Given Vita Coco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than PepsiCo.

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
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16

Summary

Vita Coco beats PepsiCo on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.