Primo Water (PRMW) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend PRMW or MYRG?

Primo Water presently has a consensus target price of $20.33, indicating a potential upside of 51.91%. MYR Group has a consensus target price of $144.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Given Primo Water's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
MYR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PRMW or MYRG?

MYR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Primo Water. MYR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primo Water, 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	$2.22B	0.97	$29.60M	$0.54	24.79
MYR Group	$3.01B	0.71	$83.38M	$5.26	24.37

Does the media favor PRMW or MYRG?

In the previous week, Primo Water and Primo Water both had 1 articles in the media. MYR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Primo Water's score of 1.15 indicating that MYR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primo Water	Positive
MYR Group	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRMW or MYRG?

MYR Group received 309 more outperform votes than Primo Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.18% of users gave MYR Group an outperform vote while only 54.90% of users gave Primo Water an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primo Water	Outperform Votes 28 54.90%	Underperform Votes 23 45.10%
MYR Group	Outperform Votes 337 62.18%	Underperform Votes 205 37.82%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PRMW or MYRG?

83.9% of Primo Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.3% of MYR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Primo Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of MYR Group 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, PRMW or MYRG?

Primo Water has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MYR Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRMW or MYRG more profitable?

Primo Water has a net margin of 3.81% compared to MYR Group's net margin of 2.63%. MYR Group's return on equity of 15.53% beat Primo Water's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primo Water	3.81%	7.96%	2.77%
MYR Group	2.63%	15.53%	6.37%

Summary

MYR Group beats Primo Water on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.