National Beverage (FIZZ) Competitors

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

Is COKE or FIZZ more profitable?

National Beverage has a net margin of 15.55% compared to Coca-Cola Consolidated's net margin of 8.29%. 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
Coca-Cola Consolidated	8.29%	48.35%	12.06%
National Beverage	15.55%	49.48%	31.84%

Do analysts recommend COKE or FIZZ?

National Beverage has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.54%. Given National Beverage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Beverage is more favorable than Coca-Cola Consolidated.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, COKE or FIZZ?

Coca-Cola Consolidated has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Beverage has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor COKE or FIZZ?

In the previous week, National Beverage had 10 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola Consolidated. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for National Beverage and 4 mentions for Coca-Cola Consolidated. National Beverage's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Coca-Cola Consolidated's score of 0.73 indicating that National Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola Consolidated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Beverage	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in COKE or FIZZ?

48.2% of Coca-Cola Consolidated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of National Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 74.8% of National Beverage shares are held 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, COKE or FIZZ?

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
Coca-Cola Consolidated	$6.90B	1.47	$633.12M	$6.41	18.09
National Beverage	$1.20B	3.64	$186.82M	$2.00	23.33

Summary

National Beverage beats Coca-Cola Consolidated on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.