MYR Group (MYRG) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PRMW or MYRG?

87.7% of Primo Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of MYR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Primo Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of MYR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRMW or MYRG?

MYR Group received 303 more outperform votes than Primo Water when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.08% of users gave Primo Water an outperform vote while only 62.21% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primo Water	Outperform Votes 41 63.08%	Underperform Votes 24 36.92%
MYR Group	Outperform Votes 344 62.21%	Underperform Votes 209 37.79%

Is PRMW or MYRG more profitable?

Primo Water has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Primo Water's net margin of 2.50%. Primo Water's return on equity of 14.80% beat MYR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primo Water	10.82%	8.55%	3.11%
MYR Group	2.50%	14.80%	6.10%

Does the media favor PRMW or MYRG?

In the previous week, MYR Group had 3 more articles in the media than Primo Water. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MYR Group and 4 mentions for Primo Water. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Primo Water's score of -0.29 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MYR Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PRMW or MYRG?

Primo Water has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MYR Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PRMW or MYRG?

Primo Water has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MYR Group. Primo Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYR Group, 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	1.67	$238.10M	$1.49	12.38
MYR Group	$3.64B	0.73	$90.99M	$5.42	29.28

Do analysts rate PRMW or MYRG?

Primo Water currently has a consensus target price of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.47%. MYR Group has a consensus target price of $170.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.59%. Given MYR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Primo Water is more favorable than MYR Group.

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
MYR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Primo Water beats MYR Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.