Westrock Coffee (WEST) Competitors

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

Is WEST or COCO more profitable?

Vita Coco has a net margin of 11.32% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -9.61%. Vita Coco's return on equity of 25.08% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-9.61%	-41.92%	-3.46%
Vita Coco	11.32%	25.08%	18.00%

Does the media prefer WEST or COCO?

In the previous week, Vita Coco had 8 more articles in the media than Westrock Coffee. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vita Coco and 1 mentions for Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Vita Coco's score of 0.72 indicating that Westrock Coffee is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Westrock Coffee	Very Positive
Vita Coco	Positive

Do analysts rate WEST or COCO?

Westrock Coffee presently has a consensus price target of $10.40, indicating a potential upside of 71.76%. Vita Coco has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.60%. Given Westrock Coffee's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders 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. 42.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & 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	0.67	-$80.30M	-$0.91	-6.65
Vita Coco	$516.01M	4.18	$55.95M	$1.01	37.61

Which has more volatility and risk, 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 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Westrock Coffee on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.