Contrasting Westrock Coffee (WEST) and Its Peers

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Westrock Coffee and its rivals top-line 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 rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Westrock Coffee and its rivals, 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 presently 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 possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

This table compares Westrock Coffee and its rivals’ 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 rivals 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.