Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) and Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.A) Critical Analysis

Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.A) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Embotelladora Andina and Westrock Coffee’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Embotelladora Andina	8.16%	24.42%	8.53%
Westrock Coffee	-7.61%	-233.53%	-4.98%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Embotelladora Andina and Westrock Coffee, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Embotelladora Andina	0	0	0	0	0.00
Westrock Coffee	2	0	3	0	2.20

Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.09%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Embotelladora Andina.

Risk and Volatility

Embotelladora Andina has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Embotelladora Andina and Westrock Coffee”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Embotelladora Andina	$3.52 billion	1.07	$295.57 million	$1.53	15.62
Westrock Coffee	$1.19 billion	0.44	-$90.44 million	($0.95)	-5.62

Embotelladora Andina has higher revenue and earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Embotelladora Andina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Embotelladora Andina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Embotelladora Andina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Embotelladora Andina beats Westrock Coffee on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Embotelladora Andina

Embotelladora Andina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola soft drinks in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It also offers fruit-flavored beverages, juices, sports and energy drinks, ice tea, and bottled water. Embotelladora Andina S.A. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

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.