Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST – Get Free Report) and LQR House (NASDAQ:LQR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LQR House has a beta of 5.06, meaning that its stock price is 406% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Westrock Coffee and LQR House, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Westrock Coffee | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| LQR House | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Westrock Coffee and LQR House’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Westrock Coffee | -9.05% | -20.72% | -2.01% |
| LQR House | -630.38% | -119.93% | -114.73% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Westrock Coffee and LQR House”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Westrock Coffee | $836.72 million | 0.71 | -$34.58 million | ($0.86) | -7.30 |
| LQR House | $2.27 million | 4.80 | -$15.75 million | ($1.40) | -1.11 |
LQR House has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LQR House, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of LQR House shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Westrock Coffee beats LQR House on 10 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 LQR House
LQR House Inc. provides digital marketing and brand development services for the alcoholic beverage business in the United States. Its primary business includes the development of limited batch spirit brands and marketing internal and external brands through its CWS Platform. The company serves individual consumers, wholesalers, and third-party alcohol brands. LQR House Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.
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