Primo Water (PRMW) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CELH or PRMW?

Celsius has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Water has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CELH or PRMW?

Primo Water has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Primo Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, 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
Celsius	$1.32B	5.96	$226.80M	$0.91	37.02
Primo Water	$1.85B	2.09	$238.10M	$1.61	14.90

Does the media refer more to CELH or PRMW?

In the previous week, Celsius had 26 more articles in the media than Primo Water. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Celsius and 4 mentions for Primo Water. Primo Water's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Celsius' score of 0.20 indicating that Primo Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Primo Water	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CELH or PRMW?

Celsius received 248 more outperform votes than Primo Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave Celsius an outperform vote while only 62.82% of users gave Primo Water an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celsius	Outperform Votes 297 63.87%	Underperform Votes 168 36.13%
Primo Water	Outperform Votes 49 62.82%	Underperform Votes 29 37.18%

Is CELH or PRMW more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 19.58% compared to Primo Water's net margin of 12.61%. Celsius' return on equity of 94.75% beat Primo Water's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	19.58%	94.75%	18.10%
Primo Water	12.61%	8.94%	3.56%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CELH or PRMW?

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Primo Water shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Primo Water shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CELH or PRMW?

Celsius presently has a consensus price target of $57.64, indicating a potential upside of 71.10%. Primo Water has a consensus price target of $25.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.68%. Given Celsius' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Celsius is more favorable than Primo Water.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Primo Water	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Celsius beats Primo Water on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.