Analyzing Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) and Waterloo Brewing (OTCMKTS:BIBLF)

Waterloo Brewing (OTCMKTS:BIBLF) and Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Vita Coco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Waterloo Brewing and Vita Coco, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waterloo Brewing	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vita Coco	0	2	8	1	2.91

Vita Coco has a consensus target price of $77.71, suggesting a potential upside of 19.13%. Given Vita Coco’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Waterloo Brewing.

Profitability

This table compares Waterloo Brewing and Vita Coco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waterloo Brewing	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vita Coco	15.50%	31.09%	22.07%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Waterloo Brewing and Vita Coco”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waterloo Brewing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vita Coco	$609.78 million	6.14	$71.32 million	$1.81	36.04

Vita Coco has higher revenue and earnings than Waterloo Brewing.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Waterloo Brewing on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Waterloo Brewing

Waterloo Brewing Ltd. engages in the production, sale, marketing and distribution of bottled, canned and draft premium beer under the Waterloo brand name and value beer under the Laker and Red Cap brand names. It also offers ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages under the Seagram trademark. The company was founded by James R. A. Brickman on February 20, 1984 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

About Vita Coco

The Vita Coco Company, Inc. develops, markets, and distributes coconut water products under the Vita Coco brand name in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers coconut oil and coconut milk; juice; Runa, a plant-based energy drink; packaged water under the Ever & Ever brand name; and PWR LIFT, a protein-infused fitness drink. It also provides private label coconut water and oil to retailers. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, convenience, e-commerce, and foodservice channels. The company was formerly known as All Market Inc. and changed its name to The Vita Coco Company, Inc. in September 2021.The Vita Coco Company, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.