Comparing Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) and Baristas Coffee (OTCMKTS:BCCI)

Baristas Coffee (OTCMKTS:BCCI) and Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Baristas Coffee and Ambev, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baristas Coffee	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ambev	1	5	0	0	1.83

Ambev has a consensus target price of $3.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Ambev’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ambev is more favorable than Baristas Coffee.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.1% of Ambev shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Baristas Coffee and Ambev’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baristas Coffee	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ambev	18.47%	17.48%	11.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Baristas Coffee and Ambev”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baristas Coffee	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ambev	$88.27 billion	0.51	$2.78 billion	$0.20	14.20

Ambev has higher revenue and earnings than Baristas Coffee.

Volatility & Risk

Baristas Coffee has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ambev beats Baristas Coffee on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Baristas Coffee

Barista Coffee Company, Inc., doing business as Baristas, operates as a specialty drive-through beverage retailer in the United States. The company offers hot and cold beverages, including specialty coffees, blended teas, and other custom drinks, as well as smoothies, fresh-baked pastries, and other confections. It also provides beverages, such as hot apple cider, hot chocolate, frozen coffees, and other products. In addition, the company promotes and sells Baristas merchandise, calendars, mugs, T-shirts, and hats. Barista Coffee Company, Inc. also sells its merchandise and other novelties through its baristas.tv Website. The company was formerly known as Innovative Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Barista Coffee Company, Inc. in May 2010. Barista Coffee Company, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.

About Ambev

Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, malt and food, other alcoholic beverages, and non-alcoholic and non-carbonated products in Brazil, Central America and Caribbean, Latin America South, and Canada. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Budweiser, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Balboa ICE, Balboa, Atlas Golden Light, Atlas, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Presidente, Presidente Light, Brahma Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Bud 66, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith’s, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Pepsi Black, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Pepsi-Cola, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Red Bull, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike’s brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.