Vita Coco (COCO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend PEP or COCO?

PepsiCo currently has a consensus price target of $158.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.73%. Vita Coco has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.89%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Vita Coco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16
Vita Coco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk and volatility, PEP or COCO?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PEP or COCO?

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Vita Coco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PEP or COCO?

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
PepsiCo	$91.52B	2.03	$9.58B	$6.80	19.90
Vita Coco	$516.01M	4.19	$55.95M	$1.01	37.72

Is PEP or COCO more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.32% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 10.24%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.28% beat Vita Coco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PepsiCo	10.24%	58.28%	11.02%
Vita Coco	11.32%	25.08%	18.00%

Does the media prefer PEP or COCO?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 107 more articles in the media than Vita Coco. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for PepsiCo and 7 mentions for Vita Coco. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.72 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo	64 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vita Coco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

PepsiCo and Vita Coco tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.