Primo Brands (PRMB) Competitors

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (NASDAQ:CCEP) and Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is CCEP or PRMB more profitable?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Primo Brands' net margin of -1.86%. Primo Brands' return on equity of 8.35% 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
Primo Brands	-1.86%	8.35%	2.68%

Is CCEP or PRMB a better dividend stock?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Primo Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primo Brands pays out -500.0% 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. Primo Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCEP or PRMB?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Primo Brands. Primo Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, 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	2.19	$1.53B	$4.86	19.95
Primo Brands	$5.63B	2.00	-$16.40M	-$0.08	-374.56

Does the media favor CCEP or PRMB?

In the previous week, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners had 9 more articles in the media than Primo Brands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and 9 mentions for Primo Brands. Primo Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' score of 0.87 indicating that Primo Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primo Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CCEP or PRMB?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Brands has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CCEP or PRMB?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners presently has a consensus price target of $89.13, indicating a potential downside of 8.08%. Primo Brands has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.83%. Given Primo Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primo Brands 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
Primo Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCEP or PRMB?

31.4% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Primo Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Primo Brands beats Coca-Cola Europacific Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.