Pactiv Evergreen (PTVE) Competitors

Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Pactiv Evergreen (NASDAQ:PTVE) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, REYN or PTVE?

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pactiv Evergreen. Pactiv Evergreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70B	1.36	$298M	$1.68	14.26
Pactiv Evergreen	$5.51B	0.58	-$223M	-$0.92	-19.38

Does the MarketBeat Community favor REYN or PTVE?

Reynolds Consumer Products received 6 more outperform votes than Pactiv Evergreen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 41.03% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote while only 33.04% of users gave Reynolds Consumer Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Reynolds Consumer Products	Outperform Votes 38 33.04%	Underperform Votes 77 66.96%
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 32 41.03%	Underperform Votes 46 58.97%

Which has more risk and volatility, REYN or PTVE?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is REYN or PTVE more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Pactiv Evergreen's net margin of -3.16%. Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity of 17.14% beat Pactiv Evergreen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.56%	17.14%	7.26%
Pactiv Evergreen	-3.16%	14.41%	2.93%

Is REYN or PTVE a better dividend stock?

Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Pactiv Evergreen pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 54.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in REYN or PTVE?

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor REYN or PTVE?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 3 more articles in the media than Pactiv Evergreen. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 7 mentions for Pactiv Evergreen. Reynolds Consumer Products' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Pactiv Evergreen's score of 0.02 indicating that Reynolds Consumer Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reynolds Consumer Products	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pactiv Evergreen	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer REYN or PTVE?

Reynolds Consumer Products presently has a consensus price target of $30.38, suggesting a potential upside of 26.83%. Pactiv Evergreen has a consensus price target of $16.33, suggesting a potential downside of 8.37%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Pactiv Evergreen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Pactiv Evergreen	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Pactiv Evergreen on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.