Primo Brands (PRMB) Competitors

Fomento Economico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX) and Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, FMX or PRMB?

Fomento Economico Mexicano has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Brands has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FMX or PRMB?

61.0% of Fomento Economico Mexicano shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Primo Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Fomento Economico Mexicano shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.4% of Primo Brands shares are owned by company 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 preferable valuation and earnings, FMX or PRMB?

Fomento Economico Mexicano has higher revenue and earnings than Primo Brands. Primo Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fomento Economico 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
Fomento Economico Mexicano	$42.88B	0.74	$1.28B	$2.94	30.22
Primo Brands	$5.15B	1.79	-$16.40M	-$0.11	-224.98

Do analysts prefer FMX or PRMB?

Fomento Economico Mexicano currently has a consensus price target of $105.16, suggesting a potential upside of 18.36%. Primo Brands has a consensus price target of $37.30, suggesting a potential upside of 50.72%. Given Primo Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Primo Brands is more favorable than Fomento Economico Mexicano.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fomento Economico Mexicano	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Primo Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the media refer more to FMX or PRMB?

In the previous week, Primo Brands had 6 more articles in the media than Fomento Economico Mexicano. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Primo Brands and 11 mentions for Fomento Economico Mexicano. Primo Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Fomento Economico Mexicano's score of 1.11 indicating that Primo Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fomento Economico Mexicano	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primo Brands	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FMX or PRMB more profitable?

Fomento Economico Mexicano has a net margin of 2.60% compared to Primo Brands' net margin of -1.20%. Primo Brands' return on equity of 9.64% beat Fomento Economico Mexicano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fomento Economico Mexicano	2.60%	5.32%	2.31%
Primo Brands	-1.20%	9.64%	2.91%

Is FMX or PRMB a better dividend stock?

Fomento Economico Mexicano pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Primo Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Fomento Economico Mexicano pays out 74.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primo Brands pays out -363.6% 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

Primo Brands beats Fomento Economico Mexicano on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.