Head to Head Analysis: Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) & Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK)

Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) and Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vita Coco	11.99%	26.49%	18.98%
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vita Coco and Heritage Distilling, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vita Coco	0	3	3	0	2.50
Heritage Distilling	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vita Coco presently has a consensus price target of $34.83, indicating a potential downside of 12.44%. Given Vita Coco’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vita Coco is more favorable than Heritage Distilling.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.5% of Vita Coco shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.2% of Vita Coco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vita Coco and Heritage Distilling”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vita Coco	$493.61 million	4.57	$46.63 million	$0.99	40.18
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vita Coco has higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Distilling.

Summary

Vita Coco beats Heritage Distilling on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Heritage Distilling

Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is a craft distiller of premium brands, including whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums and ready-to-drink canned cocktails. Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is based in GIG HARBOR, Wash.