What Makes Primo Brands Corporation (PRMB) an Attractive Stock?

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Discovery Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Year-to-date, the fund was up 10.75% (Institutional Shares), compared to a 11.65% return for the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The fund was up 2.85% in the third quarter, lagging behind the Index’s 12.19% return.  In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, Baron Discovery Fund highlighted stocks such as Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB). Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) is a branded beverage company. The one-month return of Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) was -2.41%, and its shares lost 18.03% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On October 29, 2025, Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) stock closed at $21.50 per share, with a market capitalization of $8.031 billion.

Baron Discovery Fund stated the following regarding Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

"During the quarter, we established a new position in Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB). Primo Brands owns the leading bottled spring water brands and the nation's largest home and office water delivery service. The company was formed through the November 2024 combination of Primo Water and Blue Triton Brands. Primo Brands is fully vertically integrated. It owns or leases water supply (springs and municipal water sources), treats the water, bottles it, transports it to hubs, and distributes it last-mile to retail or the home. Primo Brands goes to market with 13 different brands. It has 7 brands that are over 100 years old, and 4 that date back to the 1800s. Primo Brands also owns high growth premium brands such as Saratoga and Mountain Valley Springs.

We think the stock is attractive for several reasons. First, the company benefits from strong barriers to entry. In the retail channel, brand recognition, distribution capability, and scale are the principal competitive advantages that have led to Primo Brands’ number one market share position in the water category, ahead of large beverage companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. In home and office delivery, Primo Brands has unrivaled route density that results in powerful local economies of scale and protects its 70%-plus market share. Second, there are tailwinds driving growth in water consumption. Consumers are becoming more health conscious and are trading sugary soft drinks for water. The aging municipal water infrastructure in the U.S. is also leading more people to seek out high-quality spring and purified water..." (Click here to read the full text)

Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 72 hedge fund portfolios held Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) at the end of the second quarter, up from 66 in the previous quarter.  While we acknowledge the potential of Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:PRMB) and shared the list of best 52-week low mid cap stocks to buy. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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