Critical Analysis: Zevia PBC (ZVIA) vs. Its Rivals

Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA – Get Rating) is one of 18 publicly-traded companies in the “Bottled & canned soft drinks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Zevia PBC to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Zevia PBC and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zevia PBC	-39.61%	-1,150.28%	-56.41%
Zevia PBC Competitors	0.05%	-98.56%	-2.84%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Zevia PBC and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zevia PBC	0	3	5	0	2.63
Zevia PBC Competitors	218	771	1027	37	2.43

Zevia PBC currently has a consensus price target of $14.19, indicating a potential upside of 533.37%. As a group, “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies have a potential upside of 26.22%. Given Zevia PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zevia PBC and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zevia PBC	$138.17 million	-$45.99 million	-1.15
Zevia PBC Competitors	$5.73 billion	$412.20 million	-35.78

Zevia PBC’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Zevia PBC. Zevia PBC is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.3% of Zevia PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of shares of all “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of shares of all “Bottled & canned soft drinks” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Zevia PBC competitors beat Zevia PBC on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Zevia PBC (Get Rating)

Zevia PBC, a beverage company, develops, markets, sells, and distributes various carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks in the United States and Canada. It offers soda, energy drinks, organic tea, mixers, kidz beverages, and sparkling water. The company offers its products through various retail channels, including grocery distributors, national retailers, warehouse club, and natural products retailers, as well as e-commerce channels. It provides its products under the Zevia brand name. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Encino, California.