Head to Head Review: Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) vs. Fomento Economico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX)

Amer Prem Water (OTCMKTS:HIPH) and Fomento Economico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Amer Prem Water and Fomento Economico Mexicano, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amer Prem Water	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fomento Economico Mexicano	1	3	4	0	2.38

Fomento Economico Mexicano has a consensus price target of $100.97, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. Given Fomento Economico Mexicano’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fomento Economico Mexicano is more favorable than Amer Prem Water.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.0% of Fomento Economico Mexicano shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Fomento Economico Mexicano shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amer Prem Water and Fomento Economico Mexicano”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amer Prem Water	$70,000.00	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fomento Economico Mexicano	$42.88 billion	0.81	$1.28 billion	$2.94	33.03

Fomento Economico Mexicano has higher revenue and earnings than Amer Prem Water.

Risk & Volatility

Amer Prem Water has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fomento Economico Mexicano has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Amer Prem Water and Fomento Economico Mexicano’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amer Prem Water	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fomento Economico Mexicano	2.60%	5.32%	2.31%

Summary

Fomento Economico Mexicano beats Amer Prem Water on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amer Prem Water

American Premium Mining Corporation focuses on supporting the blockchain ecosystem through proof-of-work and proof-of-stake mining of cryptocurrencies. The company was formerly known as American Premium Water Corporation and changed its name to American Premium Mining Corporation in May 2022. American Premium Mining Corporation is based in Playa Vista, California.

About Fomento Economico Mexicano

Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, operates as a bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages. The company produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. It also operates small-box retail chain stores in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Brazil under the OXXO name; retail service stations for fuels, motor oils, lubricants, and car care products under the OXXO GAS name in Mexico; and drugstores in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico under the Cruz Verde, Fybeca, SanaSana, YZA, La Moderna, and Farmacon names. In addition, the company is involved in the production and distribution of collers, commercial refrigeration equipment, plastic boxes, food processing, and preservation and weighing equipment; and provision of logistic transportation, distribution and maintenance, point-of-sale refrigeration, and plastics solutions, as well as distribution platform for cleaning products and consumables. Further, it operates small-box retail and food convenience chain stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands under the k kiosk, Brezelkönig, BackWerk, Ditsch, Press & Books, avec, Caffè Spettacolo, and ok.) names, as well as pretzels under the Ditsch name. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Monterrey, Mexico.