Comparing National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) and Coffee (NASDAQ:JVA)

National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) and Coffee (NASDAQ:JVA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Beverage and Coffee”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Beverage	$1.20 billion	2.94	$186.82 million	$1.99	18.94
Coffee	$78.56 million	0.34	$2.22 million	$0.32	14.81

National Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Coffee. Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Beverage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares National Beverage and Coffee’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Beverage	15.45%	43.51%	29.01%
Coffee	2.06%	6.84%	4.67%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for National Beverage and Coffee, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Beverage	1	1	0	0	1.50
Coffee	0	1	0	0	2.00

National Beverage currently has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.48%. Given National Beverage’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe National Beverage is more favorable than Coffee.

Risk and Volatility

National Beverage has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coffee has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.0% of National Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 74.7% of National Beverage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Coffee shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

National Beverage beats Coffee on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Beverage

National Beverage Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, produces, markets, and sells a portfolio of sparkling waters, juices, energy drinks, and carbonated soft drinks primarily in the United States and Canada. The company's Power+ brand portfolio offers sparkling water products under the LaCroix, LaCroix Cúrate, and LaCroix NiCola; non-carbonated flavored water under the Clear Fruit; energy drink and shots under the Rip It; juice and juice-based products under Everfresh, Everfresh Premier Varietals, and Mr. Pure; and carbonated soft drinks under Shasta and Faygo brands. It serves retailers, as well as various smaller up-and-down-the-street accounts through the take-home, convenience, and food-service distribution channels. National Beverage Corp. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

About Coffee

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. engages in manufacturing, roasting, packaging, marketing, and distributing roasted and blended coffees in the United States, Australia, Canada, England, and China. It offers wholesale green coffee products, including unroasted raw beans that are sold to large, medium, and small roasters, as well as coffee shop operators; and roasts, blends, packages, and sells coffee under private labels in cans, brick packages, and instants of various sizes. The company also roasts and blends company label branded coffee to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually owned stores; and sells tabletop coffee roasting equipment, instant coffees, and tea products for its customers. Its coffee brands include Cafe Caribe, Don Manuel, S&W, Cafe Supremo, Via Roma, Premier Roasters, and Harmony Bay. The company was formerly known as Transpacific International Group Corp and changed its name to Coffee Holding Co., Inc. in April 1998. Coffee Holding Co., Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Staten Island, New York.