Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A (AKO.A) Competitors

National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) and Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A (NYSE:AKO.A) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, FIZZ or AKO.A?

National Beverage has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FIZZ or AKO.A?

In the previous week, National Beverage had 9 more articles in the media than Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for National Beverage and 0 mentions for Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A. National Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A's score of 0.00 indicating that National Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
National Beverage	Positive
Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FIZZ or AKO.A?

National Beverage received 149 more outperform votes than Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.91% of users gave National Beverage an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Beverage	Outperform Votes 257 59.91%	Underperform Votes 172 40.09%
Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A	Outperform Votes 108 59.34%	Underperform Votes 74 40.66%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FIZZ or AKO.A?

Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A has higher revenue and earnings than National Beverage. Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A 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	$1.19B	3.46	$176.73M	$1.99	22.03
Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A	$3.16B	0.93	$255.93M	$1.53	12.16

Do analysts recommend FIZZ or AKO.A?

National Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.46%. Given National Beverage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Beverage is more favorable than Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A.

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
Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FIZZ or AKO.A?

24.0% of National Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A shares are held by institutional investors. 74.8% of National Beverage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FIZZ or AKO.A more profitable?

National Beverage has a net margin of 15.63% compared to Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A's net margin of 7.41%. National Beverage's return on equity of 42.80% beat Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Beverage	15.63%	42.80%	28.91%
Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A	7.41%	20.75%	7.07%

Summary

National Beverage beats Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.