Analyzing Reeds (OTCMKTS:REED) & Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH)

Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) and Reeds (OTCMKTS:REED) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Amer Prem Water has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reeds has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amer Prem Water and Reeds”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amer Prem Water	$70,000.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reeds	$36.32 million	0.70	-$13.15 million	($7.32)	-0.39

Amer Prem Water has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Reeds.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.5% of Reeds shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Reeds shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Amer Prem Water and Reeds, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amer Prem Water	0	0	0	0	0.00
Reeds	0	0	1	0	3.00

Reeds has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 267.13%. Given Reeds’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Reeds is more favorable than Amer Prem Water.

Profitability

This table compares Amer Prem Water and Reeds’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reeds	-42.48%	-358.36%	-59.26%

Summary

Reeds beats Amer Prem Water on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amer Prem Water

American Premium Mining Corporation focuses on supporting the blockchain ecosystem through proof-of-work and proof-of-stake mining of cryptocurrencies. The company was formerly known as American Premium Water Corporation and changed its name to American Premium Mining Corporation in May 2022. American Premium Mining Corporation is based in Playa Vista, California.

About Reeds

Reed's, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of natural beverages in the United States. The company offers Reed's craft ginger beer; Reed's real ginger ales; Reed's Classic Mules; Reed's Hard Ginger Ale; Reed's ready to drink products; and Virgil's handcrafted sodas. It sells its products to natural food and gourmet retailers, grocery store chains, mass merchants, club stores, convenience and drug stores, liquor stores, industrial cafeterias, and on-premise bars and restaurants, as well as directly to consumers through www.drinkreeds.com. The company was formerly known as Original Beverage Corporation and changed its name to Reed's, Inc. in 2001. Reed's, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.