Analyzing National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) & Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH)

Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) and National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Amer Prem Water and National Beverage, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amer Prem Water	0	0	0	0	0.00
National Beverage	1	1	0	0	1.50

National Beverage has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.48%. Given National Beverage’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Beverage is more favorable than Amer Prem Water.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Beverage	15.45%	43.51%	29.01%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.0% of National Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 74.7% of National Beverage shares are held by company 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 & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amer Prem Water	$70,000.00	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Beverage	$1.20 billion	2.94	$186.82 million	$1.99	18.94

National Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Amer Prem Water.

Volatility & Risk

Amer Prem Water has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Beverage has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

National Beverage beats Amer Prem Water on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About National Beverage

National Beverage Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, produces, markets, and sells a portfolio of sparkling waters, juices, energy drinks, and carbonated soft drinks primarily in the United States and Canada. The company's Power+ brand portfolio offers sparkling water products under the LaCroix, LaCroix Cúrate, and LaCroix NiCola; non-carbonated flavored water under the Clear Fruit; energy drink and shots under the Rip It; juice and juice-based products under Everfresh, Everfresh Premier Varietals, and Mr. Pure; and carbonated soft drinks under Shasta and Faygo brands. It serves retailers, as well as various smaller up-and-down-the-street accounts through the take-home, convenience, and food-service distribution channels. National Beverage Corp. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.