Primo Water (PRMW) Competitors

Primo Water (TSE:PRMW) and Empire (TSE:EMP.A) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRMW or EMP.A?

Empire has higher revenue and earnings than Primo Water. Empire 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	C$1.81B	2.58	C$79.30M	C$0.68	43.00
Empire	C$30.82B	0.16	C$759.20M	C$3.02	11.13

Does the media prefer PRMW or EMP.A?

In the previous week, Empire had 3 more articles in the media than Primo Water. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Empire and 0 mentions for Primo Water. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Primo Water's score of 0.00 indicating that Empire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primo Water	Neutral
Empire	Neutral

Do analysts recommend PRMW or EMP.A?

Empire has a consensus price target of C$38.43, indicating a potential upside of 14.34%. Given Empire's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empire is more favorable than Primo Water.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primo Water	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Empire	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is PRMW or EMP.A more profitable?

Primo Water has a net margin of 14.20% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.46%. Empire's return on equity of 14.81% beat Primo Water's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primo Water	14.20%	5.87%	3.12%
Empire	2.46%	14.81%	4.47%

Is PRMW or EMP.A a better dividend stock?

Primo Water pays an annual dividend of C$0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Primo Water pays out 72.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empire pays out 24.2% 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. Empire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRMW or EMP.A?

Empire received 282 more outperform votes than Primo Water when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Primo Water an outperform vote while only 45.87% of users gave Empire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Primo Water	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Empire	Outperform Votes 283 45.87%	Underperform Votes 334 54.13%

Which has more volatility & risk, PRMW or EMP.A?

Primo Water has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PRMW or EMP.A?

89.2% of Primo Water shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Primo Water shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Empire shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Empire beats Primo Water on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.