Reviewing Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST)

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) and Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Westrock Coffee and Amer Prem Water, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westrock Coffee	1	0	3	0	2.50
Amer Prem Water	0	0	0	0	0.00

Westrock Coffee currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.67%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Amer Prem Water.

Profitability

This table compares Westrock Coffee and Amer Prem Water’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-8.58%	-98.07%	-4.26%
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amer Prem Water has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Westrock Coffee and Amer Prem Water”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westrock Coffee	$850.73 million	0.56	-$80.30 million	($0.98)	-5.00
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amer Prem Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee.

Summary

Westrock Coffee beats Amer Prem Water on 6 of the 10 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 & Traceability (SS&T). 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 for applications in cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. The SS&T segment engages in delivery and settlement of forward sales contracts for green coffee. The company offers 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. Westrock Coffee Company, LLC was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

About Amer Prem Water

American Premium Mining Corporation focuses on supporting the blockchain ecosystem through proof-of-work and proof-of-stake mining of cryptocurrencies. The company was formerly known as American Premium Water Corporation and changed its name to American Premium Mining Corporation in May 2022. American Premium Mining Corporation is based in Playa Vista, California.