Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST – Get Free Report) and Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Westrock Coffee and Barfresh Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Westrock Coffee | -5.59% | -2,145.68% | -3.52% |
| Barfresh Food Group | -15.34% | -148.74% | -27.14% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Westrock Coffee and Barfresh Food Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Westrock Coffee | $1.19 billion | 0.65 | -$90.44 million | ($0.75) | -10.68 |
| Barfresh Food Group | $14.21 million | 2.66 | -$2.69 million | ($0.17) | -13.76 |
Barfresh Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westrock Coffee, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.7% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Westrock Coffee and Barfresh Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Westrock Coffee | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Barfresh Food Group | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
Westrock Coffee currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.36%. Barfresh Food Group has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 156.41%. Given Barfresh Food Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barfresh Food Group is more favorable than Westrock Coffee.
Volatility & Risk
Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Westrock Coffee beats Barfresh Food Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Barfresh Food Group
Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
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