Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX) Competitors

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (NASDAQ:CCEP) and Fomento Económico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CCEP or FMX?

In the previous week, Fomento Económico Mexicano had 8 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Fomento Económico Mexicano and 10 mentions for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Fomento Económico Mexicano's score of 0.44 indicating that Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fomento Económico Mexicano	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CCEP or FMX?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fomento Económico Mexicano has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCEP or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano received 164 more outperform votes than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.47% of users gave Fomento Económico Mexicano an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave Coca-Cola Europacific Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Outperform Votes 164 60.07%	Underperform Votes 109 39.93%
Fomento Económico Mexicano	Outperform Votes 328 65.47%	Underperform Votes 173 34.53%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCEP or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano has higher revenue and earnings than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fomento Económico Mexicano, 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
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	$20.44B	2.02	$1.81B	$4.86	18.46
Fomento Económico Mexicano	$801.07B	0.05	$3.89B	$4.47	22.82

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CCEP or FMX?

31.4% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Fomento Económico Mexicano shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Fomento Económico Mexicano shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CCEP or FMX?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners currently has a consensus price target of $88.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.38%. Fomento Económico Mexicano has a consensus price target of $103.95, suggesting a potential upside of 1.89%. Given Fomento Económico Mexicano's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fomento Económico Mexicano is more favorable than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Fomento Económico Mexicano	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is CCEP or FMX more profitable?

Fomento Económico Mexicano has a net margin of 3.22% compared to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' net margin of 0.00%. Fomento Económico Mexicano's return on equity of 8.37% beat Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fomento Económico Mexicano	3.22%	8.37%	3.79%

Is CCEP or FMX a better dividend stock?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Fomento Económico Mexicano pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fomento Económico Mexicano pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Fomento Económico Mexicano beats Coca-Cola Europacific Partners on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.