Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) Competitors

National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) and Coca-Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer FIZZ or COKE?

In the previous week, Coca-Cola Consolidated had 1 more articles in the media than National Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Coca-Cola Consolidated and 3 mentions for National Beverage. National Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Coca-Cola Consolidated's score of 1.04 indicating that National Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Beverage	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Coca-Cola Consolidated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FIZZ or COKE?

24.0% of National Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Coca-Cola Consolidated shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.8% of National Beverage 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 better valuation and earnings, FIZZ or COKE?

Coca-Cola Consolidated has higher revenue and earnings than National Beverage. Coca-Cola Consolidated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Beverage, 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
National Beverage	$1.20B	3.51	$186.82M	$2.00	22.55
Coca-Cola Consolidated	$6.90B	1.44	$633.12M	$6.70	17.12

Which has more risk & volatility, FIZZ or COKE?

National Beverage has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coca-Cola Consolidated has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FIZZ or COKE?

National Beverage currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.22%. Given National Beverage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe National Beverage is more favorable than Coca-Cola Consolidated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Beverage	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Coca-Cola Consolidated	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FIZZ or COKE more profitable?

National Beverage has a net margin of 15.55% compared to Coca-Cola Consolidated's net margin of 8.43%. National Beverage's return on equity of 49.48% beat Coca-Cola Consolidated's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Beverage	15.55%	49.48%	31.84%
Coca-Cola Consolidated	8.43%	44.91%	12.16%

Summary

National Beverage beats Coca-Cola Consolidated on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.