UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors

UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UFPT or GPK?

Graphic Packaging received 310 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.95% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote while only 58.10% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UFP Technologies	Outperform Votes 208 58.10%	Underperform Votes 150 41.90%
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 518 63.95%	Underperform Votes 292 36.05%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in UFPT or GPK?

87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, UFPT or GPK?

UFP Technologies has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UFPT or GPK more profitable?

UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 7.47%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 25.96% beat UFP Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Technologies	11.74%	18.92%	12.33%
Graphic Packaging	7.47%	25.96%	6.81%

Does the media favor UFPT or GPK?

In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 4 more articles in the media than UFP Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 8 mentions for UFP Technologies. UFP Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Graphic Packaging's score of 1.39 indicating that UFP Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Graphic Packaging	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate UFPT or GPK?

UFP Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $252.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.87%. Graphic Packaging has a consensus target price of $29.17, suggesting a potential upside of 26.47%. Given Graphic Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than UFP Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Graphic Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UFPT or GPK?

Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Technologies. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Technologies, 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
UFP Technologies	$547.56M	3.26	$44.92M	$8.17	28.33
Graphic Packaging	$8.67B	0.80	$658M	$2.05	11.25

Summary

Graphic Packaging beats UFP Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.