National Beverage Corp. vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? National Beverage Corp. trades at $30.9 (market cap $2.89B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $53.25. The key difference: Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, National Beverage Corp. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FIZZ | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.89B | — |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | — |
52-Week High | $46.75 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $30.53 | $42.23 |
Enterprise Value | $2.60B | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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