Head-To-Head Review: Baristas Coffee (OTCMKTS:BCCI) vs. Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA)

Baristas Coffee (OTCMKTS:BCCI) and Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Baristas Coffee has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zevia PBC has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Baristas Coffee and Zevia PBC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baristas Coffee	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zevia PBC	-8.97%	-27.86%	-17.51%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Baristas Coffee and Zevia PBC, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baristas Coffee	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zevia PBC	0	2	2	0	2.50

Zevia PBC has a consensus price target of $4.61, suggesting a potential upside of 87.88%. Given Zevia PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than Baristas Coffee.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Baristas Coffee and Zevia PBC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baristas Coffee	$180,000.00	N/A	-$660,000.00	N/A	N/A
Zevia PBC	$155.05 million	1.19	-$20.00 million	($0.22)	-11.16

Baristas Coffee has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zevia PBC.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.2% of Zevia PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Zevia PBC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Zevia PBC beats Baristas Coffee on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Baristas Coffee

Barista Coffee Company, Inc., doing business as Baristas, operates as a specialty drive-through beverage retailer in the United States. The company offers hot and cold beverages, including specialty coffees, blended teas, and other custom drinks, as well as smoothies, fresh-baked pastries, and other confections. It also provides beverages, such as hot apple cider, hot chocolate, frozen coffees, and other products. In addition, the company promotes and sells Baristas merchandise, calendars, mugs, T-shirts, and hats. Barista Coffee Company, Inc. also sells its merchandise and other novelties through its baristas.tv Website. The company was formerly known as Innovative Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Barista Coffee Company, Inc. in May 2010. Barista Coffee Company, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.

About Zevia PBC

Zevia PBC, a beverage company, develops, markets, sells, and distributes various carbonated beverages in the United States and Canada. It offers soda, energy drinks, organic tea, and kidz drinks. The company offers its products through a network of food, drug, warehouse club, mass, natural, convenience, and e-commerce channels, as well as grocery distributors and natural product stores and specialty outlets. It provides its products under the Zevia brand name. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Encino, California.