LQR House (NASDAQ:LQR) vs. Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) Head to Head Comparison

Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) and LQR House (NASDAQ:LQR) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Westrock Coffee and LQR House”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westrock Coffee	$836.72 million	0.75	-$34.58 million	($0.86)	-7.70
LQR House	$2.27 million	3.26	-$15.75 million	N/A	N/A

LQR House has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westrock Coffee.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of LQR House shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Westrock Coffee and LQR House, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westrock Coffee	0	0	4	0	3.00
LQR House	0	0	0	0	0.00

Westrock Coffee presently has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 69.94%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than LQR House.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westrock Coffee	-9.05%	-20.72%	-2.01%
LQR House	-630.38%	-119.93%	-114.73%

Risk & Volatility

Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LQR House has a beta of 5.06, suggesting that its stock price is 406% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Westrock Coffee beats LQR House on 9 of the 12 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 LQR House

LQR House Inc. provides digital marketing and brand development services for the alcoholic beverage business in the United States. Its primary business includes the development of limited batch spirit brands and marketing internal and external brands through its CWS Platform. The company serves individual consumers, wholesalers, and third-party alcohol brands. LQR House Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.