National Beverage Corp. vs Fastly Inc — how do they compare? National Beverage Corp. trades at $30.9 (market cap $2.89B), while Fastly Inc trades at $28.85 (market cap $4.58B). The key difference: Fastly Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Fastly Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, National Beverage Corp. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FIZZ | FSLY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.89B | $4.58B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $46.75 | $33.50 |
52-Week Low | $30.53 | $6.85 |
Enterprise Value | $2.60B | $4.65B |
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National Beverage Corp is one of the top 10 non-alcoholic beverage companies in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls most of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store-delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
Read more on FIZZ →Fastly operates a content delivery network, which is necessary for entities to provide faster and more reliable online content. Fastly's strategy differs from traditional CDNs, which focused on locating servers in as many locations as possible to store copies of files that consumers most use. Fastly has far fewer sites than traditional CDNs, but it houses servers in the most network-dense data centers. Instead of simply storing static content, it allows its customers to program on its platform, enabling edge computing and better service of the more dynamic content that was traditionally not well served by CDNs. Fastly gears its service to the largest, most sophisticated enterprises rather than small companies and generated about two thirds of its revenue in the United States in 2020.
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