Head-To-Head Contrast: Blue Gem Enterprise (OTCMKTS:BGEM) and Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Blue Gem Enterprise and Primo Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Gem Enterprise	0	0	0	0	0.00
Primo Brands	1	2	9	0	2.67

Primo Brands has a consensus price target of $36.18, suggesting a potential upside of 50.35%. Given Primo Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Primo Brands is more favorable than Blue Gem Enterprise.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Gem Enterprise and Primo Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Gem Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A
Primo Brands	-1.20%	9.64%	2.91%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.7% of Primo Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.4% of Primo Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Blue Gem Enterprise has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primo Brands has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Blue Gem Enterprise and Primo Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Gem Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Primo Brands	$5.15 billion	1.74	-$16.40 million	($0.11)	-218.77

Blue Gem Enterprise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Primo Brands.

Summary

Primo Brands beats Blue Gem Enterprise on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Gem Enterprise

Blue Gem Enterprise, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in full service direct store beverage distribution activities in Florida, the United States. The company manages and distributes select allied brands, including the Title Sports Drink for food and beverage manufacturers pursuant to exclusive agreements with manufacturers. It distributes various non-alcohol beverages, such as ice teas, juices, nutritional shakes, energy shots, and sports drinks, as well as food products. The company also distributes refrigerated dairy products, fresh produce, and food and beverages, including milk; fruits, such as watermelon; nut and snack bars under the Wings of Nature Bars brand name; Apple Rush, an apple flavored fruit beverage; Xingtea, a tea beverage; and Myoplex, a shake. It serves independent retail stores and chain stores. Blue Gem Enterprise, Inc. is based in Opa-locka, Florida.

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.