Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $26.6667.

PRMB has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Primo Brands from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research downgraded Primo Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. TD Securities increased their target price on Primo Brands from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Primo Brands to $26.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Primo Brands from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th.

Key Primo Brands News

Here are the key news stories impacting Primo Brands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — Primo reported $0.26 EPS and $1.55B revenue (up ~11.2% YoY), topping consensus and signaling a turnaround that underpins the rally. Primo Brands Reports 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: multiple outlets report a double‑digit intraday jump as the market priced in the swing to profits and improving top‑line momentum. Primo Brands (PRMB) Rockets 15% on Swing to Profits
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade: TD Securities raised its price target to $29 and reiterated a “buy” rating, citing the upside from current levels — this provides additional analyst support for further gains. BayStreet.CA
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcripts and coverage are live — Seeking Alpha/Yahoo transcripts provide management commentary and investor Q&A that will determine how durable the turnaround looks. Investors should read the call for margin drivers and outlook. Primo Brands Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation note: pieces analyzing valuation after the move highlight that momentum has pushed shares higher and investors should reassess multiples versus the company’s recovery assumptions. A Look At Primo Brands (PRMB) Valuation After Recent Share Price Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Conflicting reports: at least one transcript source reported the quarter as a miss (negative EPS figure), creating short‑term noise and potential confusion for investors and traders. This can increase intraday volatility until reconciled. Primo Brands Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (InsiderMonkey)
• Negative Sentiment: Structural risks remain — the company still shows a negative trailing net margin and carries leverage (debt/equity ~1.59); sustaining margin improvement and converting revenue growth to consistent net profit is key to maintaining the move. No link

Primo Brands Price Performance

Shares of PRMB stock opened at $22.67 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $8.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 151.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $18.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.83. Primo Brands has a fifty-two week low of $14.36 and a fifty-two week high of $35.85.

Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. Primo Brands had a net margin of 0.90% and a return on equity of 14.24%. The business had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Primo Brands will post 1.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Primo Brands declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 10th that allows the company to buyback $50.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Primo Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Primo Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Primo Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 266.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Primo Brands

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PRMB. One Rock Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Primo Brands in the 4th quarter worth about $1,900,047,000. Viking Global Investors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Primo Brands by 17.5% in the third quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 23,033,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $509,051,000 after buying an additional 3,431,854 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Primo Brands by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,028,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,522,000 after buying an additional 1,053,185 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Primo Brands by 189.5% in the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,454,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,333,000 after acquiring an additional 9,461,990 shares during the period. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Primo Brands by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 12,627,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,458,000 after acquiring an additional 793,036 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.71% of the company’s stock.

Primo Brands Company Profile

Primo Brands (NYSE: PRMB) is a consumer packaged beverage company that was established as an independent entity following a corporate spin‐off in 2023. The company specializes in the production, marketing and distribution of a broad portfolio of bottled water products, including purified, mineral and sparkling varieties. Through its focus on quality control and innovation, Primo Brands aims to deliver clean, great-tasting water in formats tailored to both at-home consumption and on-the-go lifestyles.

Its product range spans multi-serve and single-serve bottles, aluminum cans and other eco-friendly packaging solutions.