Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) Competitors

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

Is PTVE or REYN more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Reynolds Consumer Products' net margin of -4.05%. Pactiv Evergreen's return on equity of 15.77% beat Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pactiv Evergreen	-4.05%	13.24%	2.67%
Reynolds Consumer Products	7.98%	15.77%	6.16%

Does the media favor PTVE or REYN?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 8 more articles in the media than Pactiv Evergreen. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 2 mentions for Pactiv Evergreen. Reynolds Consumer Products' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Pactiv Evergreen's score of -0.20 indicating that Pactiv Evergreen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pactiv Evergreen	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reynolds Consumer Products	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PTVE or REYN?

Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PTVE or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Pactiv Evergreen	$5.51B	0.50	-$223M	-$1.26	-12.10
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.76B	1.61	$298M	$1.42	20.22

Do analysts rate PTVE or REYN?

Pactiv Evergreen currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.92%. Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus target price of $29.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.80%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pactiv Evergreen is more favorable than Reynolds Consumer Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pactiv Evergreen	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PTVE or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products received 8 more outperform votes than Pactiv Evergreen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 40.58% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote while only 37.11% of users gave Reynolds Consumer Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 28 40.58%	Underperform Votes 41 59.42%
Reynolds Consumer Products	Outperform Votes 36 37.11%	Underperform Votes 61 62.89%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PTVE or REYN?

22.2% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PTVE or REYN a better dividend stock?

Pactiv Evergreen pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 64.8% 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.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Pactiv Evergreen on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.