National Beverage (FIZZ) Competitors

Primo Water (NYSE:PRMW) and National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media prefer PRMW or FIZZ?

In the previous week, Primo Water had 3 more articles in the media than National Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primo Water and 2 mentions for National Beverage. National Beverage's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Primo Water's score of -0.01 indicating that Primo Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Primo Water	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Beverage	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PRMW or FIZZ more profitable?

National Beverage has a net margin of 14.34% compared to National Beverage's net margin of 10.82%. Primo Water's return on equity of 38.23% beat National Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primo Water	10.82%	8.55%	3.11%
National Beverage	14.34%	38.23%	25.97%

Which has better valuation & earnings, PRMW or FIZZ?

Primo Water has higher revenue and earnings than National Beverage. Primo Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Beverage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Primo Water	$1.77B	1.72	$238.10M	$1.49	12.72
National Beverage	$1.18B	3.45	$142.16M	$1.81	24.07

Do analysts prefer PRMW or FIZZ?

Primo Water presently has a consensus price target of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.50%. Given National Beverage's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Primo Water is more favorable than National Beverage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primo Water	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
National Beverage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRMW or FIZZ?

National Beverage received 216 more outperform votes than Primo Water when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.12% of users gave Primo Water an outperform vote while only 60.33% of users gave National Beverage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primo Water	Outperform Votes 41 62.12%	Underperform Votes 25 37.88%
National Beverage	Outperform Votes 257 60.33%	Underperform Votes 169 39.67%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PRMW or FIZZ?

87.7% of Primo Water shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of National Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Primo Water shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 75.0% of National Beverage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, PRMW or FIZZ?

Primo Water has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Beverage has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Primo Water beats National Beverage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.