Contrasting Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) and Long Blockchain (OTCMKTS:LBCC)

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) and Long Blockchain (OTCMKTS:LBCC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Westrock Coffee and Long Blockchain, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westrock Coffee	0	0	1	0	3.00
Long Blockchain	0	0	0	0	N/A

Westrock Coffee currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.09%. Given Westrock Coffee’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Long Blockchain.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Westrock Coffee and Long Blockchain’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westrock Coffee	$867.87 million	0.86	-$55.19 million	($0.77)	-11.01
Long Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Long Blockchain has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee.

Profitability

This table compares Westrock Coffee and Long Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-5.31%	-94.58%	-3.99%
Long Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 42.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Long Blockchain shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Westrock Coffee beats Long Blockchain on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Westrock Coffee

Westrock Coffee Company, LLC operates as an integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Beverage Solutions and Sustainable Sourcing and Traceability. The company provides coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries. The Beverage Solutions segment provides various packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, and single serve cups, as well as extract solutions. The Sustainable Sourcing and Traceability segment engages in delivery and settlement of forward sales contracts for green coffee. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

About Long Blockchain

Long Blockchain Corp., through its subsidiaries, produces and distributes iced tea in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink iced tea under the Long Island Iced Tea brand. It also provides lemonade, a non-alcoholic ready-to-drink functional beverage under The Original Long Island brand name; and aloe juice under the ALO Juice brand. In addition, the company focuses on the exploration and investment in Blockchain technology business. Further, it offers loyalty, incentive, reward, and gift card programs to a range of corporate and consumer brands. Long Blockchain Corp. was founded in 2011 and is based in Farmingdale, New York.