Analyzing Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) and Coca-Cola HBC (OTCMKTS:CCHGY)

Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) and Coca-Cola HBC (OTCMKTS:CCHGY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Primo Brands and Coca-Cola HBC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primo Brands	0	0	5	0	3.00
Coca-Cola HBC	0	3	2	1	2.67

Primo Brands presently has a consensus price target of $41.40, indicating a potential upside of 22.85%. Given Primo Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Primo Brands is more favorable than Coca-Cola HBC.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.7% of Primo Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Primo Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Primo Brands has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coca-Cola HBC has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Primo Brands and Coca-Cola HBC”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Primo Brands	$5.15 billion	2.48	$238.10 million	N/A	N/A
Coca-Cola HBC	$11.64 billion	1.36	$888.06 million	N/A	N/A

Coca-Cola HBC has higher revenue and earnings than Primo Brands.

Profitability

This table compares Primo Brands and Coca-Cola HBC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primo Brands	-2.74%	10.27%	4.24%
Coca-Cola HBC	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Primo Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Coca-Cola HBC pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%.

Summary

Primo Brands beats Coca-Cola HBC on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Primo Brands

Primo Brands Corp. is a branded beverage company, which focuses on healthy hydration. It delivers sustainably and domestically sourced diversified offerings across products, formats, channels, price points and consumer occasions, distributed in the United States and Canada. The company provides water filtration units for home and business consumers across North America. It also offers reusable packaging, helping to reduce waste through its reusable, multi-serve bottles and innovative brand packaging portfolio, which includes recycled plastic, aluminum and glass. Primo Brands was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

About Coca-Cola HBC

Coca-Cola HBC AG engages in the production, distribution, and sale of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages under franchise in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, North and Central America, rest of Europe, the Nordic countries, and internationally. The company offers sparkling soft drinks, adult sparkling, hydration drinks, juices, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, sports and energy drinks, dairy, stills, coffee, water, plant-based drinks, premium spirits, and snacks. It markets and sells its products under several brands, including Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Adez, Averna, Amita, Aquarius, Aperol, Avra, Deep RiverRock, Fruice, Kinley, Schweppes, and various other brands; and distributes third-party products. The company serves a range of consumer channels, including supermarkets, convenience stores, vending machines, hotels, cafés, and restaurants; and e-commerce channels. Coca-Cola HBC AG was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Steinhausen, Switzerland.