Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS – Get Free Report) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Borealis Foods has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Borealis Foods and Westrock Coffee”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Borealis Foods | $30.60 million | 0.79 | -$18.98 million | ($0.85) | -1.33 |
| Westrock Coffee | $1.19 billion | 0.66 | -$90.44 million | ($0.66) | -12.23 |
Borealis Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Borealis Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Borealis Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Borealis Foods and Westrock Coffee’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Borealis Foods | -59.31% | N/A | -33.72% |
| Westrock Coffee | -4.88% | -2,145.68% | -3.44% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Borealis Foods and Westrock Coffee, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Borealis Foods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Westrock Coffee | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Westrock Coffee has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.92%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Borealis Foods.
Summary
Westrock Coffee beats Borealis Foods on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Borealis Foods
Borealis Foods Inc. operates as a food technology company that develops plant-based ready-to-eat meals. The company also developed ambient ready-to-eat high-protein meals for U.S. and global humanitarian food programs. Its products include Chef Woo, a plant based instant ramen meals that provides with 20 grams of plant-based complete protein; and Ramen Express, a vegetarian ramen noodles. The company distributes its products via retail partners across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe and also sells its products online. The company is based in Oakville, Canada.
About Westrock Coffee
Westrock Coffee Company, LLC operates as an integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Beverage Solutions, and Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (SS&T). The Beverage Solutions segment provides various packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, and single serve cups, as well as extract solutions for applications in cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. The SS&T segment engages in delivery and settlement of forward sales contracts for green coffee. The company offers coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries. Westrock Coffee Company, LLC was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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