Critical Survey: Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) versus Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA)

Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) and Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zevia PBC and Amer Prem Water”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zevia PBC	$161.26 million	0.57	-$9.92 million	($0.15)	-8.17
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amer Prem Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zevia PBC.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zevia PBC	-6.15%	-22.49%	-13.27%
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

53.2% of Zevia PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Zevia PBC shares are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Zevia PBC and Amer Prem Water, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zevia PBC	1	2	3	0	2.33
Amer Prem Water	0	0	0	0	0.00

Zevia PBC presently has a consensus price target of $4.43, indicating a potential upside of 261.22%. Given Zevia PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than Amer Prem Water.

Risk and Volatility

Zevia PBC has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amer Prem Water has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zevia PBC beats Amer Prem Water on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.