Analyzing Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) & Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO)

Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) and Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vita Coco and Molson Coors Beverage”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vita Coco	$609.78 million	5.37	$71.32 million	$1.81	31.50
Molson Coors Beverage	$13.04 billion	0.53	-$2.14 billion	($11.54)	-3.21

Vita Coco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Molson Coors Beverage. Molson Coors Beverage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vita Coco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Vita Coco and Molson Coors Beverage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vita Coco	15.50%	31.09%	22.07%
Molson Coors Beverage	-17.83%	9.46%	4.25%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Vita Coco and Molson Coors Beverage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vita Coco	0	2	9	0	2.82
Molson Coors Beverage	4	11	4	0	2.00

Vita Coco presently has a consensus target price of $76.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.31%. Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus target price of $44.06, suggesting a potential upside of 18.89%. Given Vita Coco’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Molson Coors Beverage.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Vita Coco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Vita Coco has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Molson Coors Beverage on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Molson Coors Beverage

Molson Coors Beverage Company manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products under various brands in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers flavored malt beverages including hard seltzers, craft, spirits and energy, and ready to drink beverages. It provides its products under Aspall Cider, Blue Moon, Coors Original, Five Trail, Hop Valley brands, Leinenkugel’s, Madri, Miller Genuine Draft, Molson Ultra, Sharp’s, Staropramen, and Vizzy Hard Seltzer above premier brands; Bergenbier, Borsodi, Carling, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Jelen, Kamenitza, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, and Niksicko, Ozujsko under the premium brands; and Branik, Icehouse, Keystone, Miller High Life, Milwaukee’s Best, and Steel Reserve under the economy brands. The company was formerly known as Molson Coors Brewing Company and changed its name to Molson Coors Beverage Company in January 2020. Molson Coors Beverage Company was founded in 1774 and is based in Golden, Colorado.