Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) versus Uni-President China (OTCMKTS:UNPSF) Head to Head Review

Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) and Uni-President China (OTCMKTS:UNPSF) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vita Coco and Uni-President China’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vita Coco	$500.02 million	2.82	$46.63 million	$0.92	27.05
Uni-President China	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vita Coco has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-President China.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.2% of Uni-President China shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Vita Coco and Uni-President China, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vita Coco	0	4	4	0	2.50
Uni-President China	0	0	0	0	N/A

Vita Coco presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.53%. Given Vita Coco’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Uni-President China.

Profitability

This table compares Vita Coco and Uni-President China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vita Coco	11.05%	27.42%	19.66%
Uni-President China	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Vita Coco beats Uni-President China on 8 of the 8 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 Uni-President China

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd, an investment holding company, manufactures, sells, and trades in beverages and food in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Beverages, Food, and Others segments. It offers instant noodles, tea drinks, juices, milk tea, coffee, bottled water, and bottle can drinks. The company also engages in the wholesale of pre-packaged food and dairy products, and forage and fertilizers, as well as manufactures and sells mineral water and seasonings. In addition, it is involved in the trading, leasing, real estate, catering, management consulting, and human resource management related activities. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. Uni-President China Holdings Ltd is a subsidiary of Cayman President Holdings Ltd.