Contrasting Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) and Britvic (OTCMKTS:BTVCY)

Britvic (OTCMKTS:BTVCY) and Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Britvic has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Brands has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Britvic and Primo Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Britvic	N/A	N/A	N/A
Primo Brands	13.63%	8.80%	3.62%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.7% of Primo Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Primo Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Britvic and Primo Brands”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Britvic	$2.41 billion	1.62	$159.57 million	N/A	N/A
Primo Brands	$1.77 billion	6.99	$238.10 million	$1.61	20.29

Primo Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Britvic.

Dividends

Britvic pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Primo Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Primo Brands pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Britvic and Primo Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Britvic	0	0	0	0	0.00
Primo Brands	0	0	3	0	3.00

Primo Brands has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Given Primo Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primo Brands is more favorable than Britvic.

Summary

Primo Brands beats Britvic on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Britvic

Britvic plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells soft drinks in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, France, Brazil, and internationally. It provides fruit juices, syrups, squash, mineral water, sodas, mixers, and energy and flavored drinks. The company supplies water-coolers and bottled water; offers pension funding and financing services; and designs, installs, as well as engages in maintenance of integrated tap related solutions. It offers its products under the 7UP, Aqua Libra, Ballygowan, Britvic, Fruit Shot, Gatorade, J2O, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, Lipton, The London Essence, Mathieu Teisseire, Mountain Dew, Pepsi MAX, Plenish, Purdey’s, Robinson’s, Rockstar, R. White’s, Tango, and Teisseire brands. Britvic plc was founded in 1930 and is based in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.

About Primo Brands

Primo Water Corporation is a leading pure-play water solutions provider in North America and Europe. Primo operates largely under a recurring razor/razorblade revenue model. The razor in Primo’s revenue model is its industry leading line-up of sleek and innovative water dispensers, which are sold through major retailers and online at various price points or leased to customers. The dispensers help increase household penetration, which drives recurring purchases of Primo’s razorblade offering. Primo’s razorblade offering is comprised of Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. Primo’s water solutions expand consumer access to purified, spring and mineral water to promote a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle while simultaneously reducing plastic waste and pollution. Primo is committed to its water stewardship standards and is proud to partner with the International Bottled Water Association in North America as well as with Watercoolers Europe.