Head-To-Head Contrast: Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.A) versus Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB)

Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.A) and Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Embotelladora Andina and Primo Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Embotelladora Andina	$3.52 billion	1.02	$295.57 million	$2.04	11.15
Primo Brands	$6.66 billion	1.36	$60.10 million	$0.14	178.15

Embotelladora Andina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Primo Brands. Embotelladora Andina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primo Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Embotelladora Andina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Primo Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Embotelladora Andina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.9% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Embotelladora Andina pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Primo Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Embotelladora Andina pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primo Brands pays out 342.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Embotelladora Andina is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Embotelladora Andina and Primo Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Embotelladora Andina	0	0	0	0	0.00
Primo Brands	0	4	9	0	2.69

Primo Brands has a consensus target price of $25.91, suggesting a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Primo Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primo Brands is more favorable than Embotelladora Andina.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Embotelladora Andina	8.70%	24.47%	8.89%
Primo Brands	0.88%	13.98%	4.00%

Risk and Volatility

Embotelladora Andina has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Brands has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Primo Brands beats Embotelladora Andina on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Embotelladora Andina

Embotelladora Andina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola soft drinks in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It also offers fruit-flavored beverages, juices, sports and energy drinks, ice tea, and bottled water. Embotelladora Andina S.A. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

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.