Westrock Coffee (WEST) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, WEST or COCO?

Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vita Coco has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WEST or COCO?

In the previous week, Vita Coco had 12 more articles in the media than Westrock Coffee. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Vita Coco and 3 mentions for Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.74 indicating that Westrock Coffee is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westrock Coffee	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vita Coco	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer WEST or COCO?

Westrock Coffee currently has a consensus target price of $10.60, suggesting a potential upside of 97.76%. Vita Coco has a consensus target price of $38.38, suggesting a potential downside of 3.02%. Given Westrock Coffee's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Vita Coco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westrock Coffee	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vita Coco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WEST or COCO?

Vita Coco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee 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
Westrock Coffee	$850.73M	0.60	-$80.30M	-$0.94	-5.70
Vita Coco	$516.01M	4.36	$55.95M	$1.07	36.98

Is WEST or COCO more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.28%. Vita Coco's return on equity of 24.99% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-9.28%	-64.79%	-4.31%
Vita Coco	11.50%	24.99%	17.84%

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

45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Vita Coco shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Vita Coco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Westrock Coffee on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.