Critical Comparison: Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) versus Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NFPDF)

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) and Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NFPDF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Westrock Coffee and Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westrock Coffee	$1.19 billion	0.66	-$90.44 million	($0.75)	-10.83
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$170.94	0.11

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Westrock Coffee and Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-5.59%	-2,145.68%	-3.52%
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Westrock Coffee and Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd., as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westrock Coffee	1	1	3	0	2.40
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	0	0	0	0	0.00

Westrock Coffee presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.84%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd..

Summary

Westrock Coffee beats Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of instant foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through the Nissin Food Products, Myojo Foods, Chilled and Frozen Foods and Beverages, Confectionery, The Americas, China, Asia, EMEA, and Domestic Others segments. Its products include packaged instant noodles, cup noodles, chilled and frozen foods, soups, chilled noodles, cereal foods, dairy products, confectionery, rice crackers and snacks, beverages and yogurt, potato chips, and other products. The company offers its products under Chicken Ramen, Cup Noodle, Cup Noodles Chicken, Demae Iccho, Hé wèi dào, 365 Noodles, Cup brand names. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.