Head to Head Comparison: Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) and Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO)

Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) and Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vita Coco	11.99%	26.49%	18.98%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Heritage Distilling and Vita Coco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heritage Distilling	$7.76 million	0.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vita Coco	$494.86 million	3.72	$46.63 million	$0.99	32.77

Vita Coco has higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Distilling.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Heritage Distilling and Vita Coco, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heritage Distilling	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vita Coco	0	3	4	0	2.57

Vita Coco has a consensus target price of $35.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Vita Coco’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Heritage Distilling.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Heritage Distilling on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heritage Distilling

Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is a craft distiller of premium brands, including whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums and ready-to-drink canned cocktails. Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is based in GIG HARBOR, Wash.

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.