Reviewing Zevia PBC (ZVIA) and Its Rivals

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 related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings 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	220	775	1033	39	2.43

Zevia PBC currently has a consensus target price of $14.19, suggesting a potential upside of 419.69%. As a group, “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies have a potential upside of 23.50%. Given Zevia PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.3% of Zevia PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of shares of all “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Zevia PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of shares of all “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zevia PBC	$138.17 million	-$45.99 million	-1.41
Zevia PBC Competitors	$5.73 billion	$412.20 million	-33.62

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.

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%

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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