UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer UFPT or GPK?

UFP Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $289.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.14%. Graphic Packaging has a consensus target price of $26.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.55%. Given UFP Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe UFP Technologies is more favorable than Graphic Packaging.

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)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is UFPT or GPK more profitable?

UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.40% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 6.18%. UFP Technologies' return on equity of 21.54% beat Graphic Packaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Technologies	11.40%	21.54%	12.00%
Graphic Packaging	6.18%	21.13%	5.74%

Does the media favor UFPT or GPK?

In the previous week, UFP Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Graphic Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for UFP Technologies and 17 mentions for Graphic Packaging. UFP Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Graphic Packaging's score of 0.60 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graphic Packaging	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, UFPT or GPK?

UFP Technologies has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$588.56M	2.70	$58.98M	$8.63	23.90
Graphic Packaging	$8.81B	0.77	$658M	$1.77	12.90

Summary

UFP Technologies beats Graphic Packaging on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.