Comparing Westrock Coffee (WEST) & Its Competitors

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) is one of 328 public companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Westrock Coffee to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Westrock Coffee and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westrock Coffee	1	1	3	0	2.40
Westrock Coffee Competitors	2449	8301	8383	404	2.35

Westrock Coffee currently has a consensus target price of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.35%. As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 16.79%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Westrock Coffee and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westrock Coffee	$1.19 billion	-$90.44 million	-15.70
Westrock Coffee Competitors	$6.83 billion	$700.98 million	-2,412.50

Westrock Coffee’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies 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.

Volatility & Risk

Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee’s competitors have a beta of -3.84, meaning that their average share price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Westrock Coffee and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-4.88%	-2,145.68%	-3.44%
Westrock Coffee Competitors	-12.77%	-127.74%	-2.01%

Summary

Westrock Coffee beats its competitors on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Westrock Coffee Company Profile

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.