PRMW vs. SAP, EMP.A, PBH, MFI, NWC, JWEL, SOY, RSI, VFF, and CLR
Should you be buying Primo Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primo Water include Saputo (SAP), Empire (EMP.A), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), North West (NWC), Jamieson Wellness (JWEL), SunOpta (SOY), Rogers Sugar (RSI), Village Farms International (VFF), and Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) (CLR). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Saputo (TSE:SAP) and Primo Water (TSE:PRMW) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.
Saputo has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Water has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Saputo had 1 more articles in the media than Primo Water. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saputo and 1 mentions for Primo Water. Primo Water's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Saputo's score of 0.00 indicating that Saputo is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Primo Water has a net margin of 14.20% compared to Primo Water's net margin of 1.92%. Saputo's return on equity of 5.87% beat Primo Water's return on equity.
Saputo has higher revenue and earnings than Primo Water. Saputo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primo Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Primo Water pays an annual dividend of C$0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Saputo pays out 94.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Primo Water pays out 72.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Saputo currently has a consensus price target of C$35.93, indicating a potential upside of 13.41%. Given Primo Water's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Saputo is more favorable than Primo Water.
Saputo received 443 more outperform votes than Primo Water when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Primo Water an outperform vote while only 62.10% of users gave Saputo an outperform vote.
22.9% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Primo Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.1% of Saputo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Primo Water shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Saputo beats Primo Water on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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