Reviewing Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.B) & Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Embotelladora Andina and Vita Coco, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Embotelladora Andina	0	1	0	1	3.00
Vita Coco	0	3	8	0	2.73

Vita Coco has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.51%. Given Vita Coco’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Embotelladora Andina.

Volatility & Risk

Embotelladora Andina has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vita Coco has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Embotelladora Andina	8.70%	24.47%	8.89%
Vita Coco	12.59%	25.43%	18.10%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Embotelladora Andina and Vita Coco”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Embotelladora Andina	$3.52 billion	1.37	$295.57 million	$2.04	14.99
Vita Coco	$609.78 million	6.68	$71.32 million	$1.37	52.09

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.6% of Embotelladora Andina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Vita Coco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Embotelladora Andina shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Vita Coco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Embotelladora Andina on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Embotelladora Andina

Embotelladora Andina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola soft drinks in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It also offers fruit-flavored beverages, juices, sports and energy drinks, ice tea, and bottled water. Embotelladora Andina S.A. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

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.