Head to Head Analysis: Zevia PBC (ZVIA) versus Its Competitors

Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA – Get Rating) is one of 18 publicly-traded companies in the “Bottled & canned soft drinks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Zevia PBC to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.3% of Zevia PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of shares of all “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of shares of all “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Zevia PBC and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zevia PBC	-39.61%	-211.71%	-54.50%
Zevia PBC Competitors	-0.02%	-22.29%	-2.41%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Zevia PBC and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zevia PBC	0	3	5	0	2.63
Zevia PBC Competitors	219	771	1029	37	2.43

Zevia PBC currently has a consensus price target of $14.19, suggesting a potential upside of 569.22%. As a group, “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies have a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Zevia PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zevia PBC and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zevia PBC	$138.17 million	-$45.99 million	-1.09
Zevia PBC Competitors	$5.73 billion	$412.20 million	-34.18

Zevia PBC’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Zevia PBC. Zevia PBC is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Zevia PBC peers beat Zevia PBC on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Zevia PBC (Get Rating)

Zevia PBC, a beverage company, develops, markets, sells, and distributes various carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks in the United States and Canada. It offers soda, energy drinks, organic tea, mixers, kidz beverages, and sparkling water. The company offers its products through various retail channels, including grocery distributors, national retailers, warehouse club, and natural products retailers, as well as e-commerce channels. It provides its products under the Zevia brand name. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Encino, California.

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