Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMCR or TY?

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Tri-Continental.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amcor	$13.54B	0.97	$730M	$0.55	16.54
Tri-Continental	$321.66M	5.05	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer AMCR or TY?

In the previous week, Amcor had 53 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Amcor and 1 mentions for Tri-Continental. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Amcor's score of 0.93 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amcor	26 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tri-Continental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMCR or TY?

45.1% of Amcor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Amcor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AMCR or TY a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Amcor pays out 92.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate AMCR or TY?

Amcor currently has a consensus price target of $11.31, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amcor is more favorable than Tri-Continental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amcor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Tri-Continental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMCR or TY?

Tri-Continental received 152 more outperform votes than Amcor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 52.99% of users gave Amcor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amcor	Outperform Votes 71 52.99%	Underperform Votes 63 47.01%
Tri-Continental	Outperform Votes 223 71.02%	Underperform Votes 91 28.98%

Which has more risk and volatility, AMCR or TY?

Amcor has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMCR or TY more profitable?

Amcor has a net margin of 5.89% compared to Tri-Continental's net margin of 0.00%. Amcor's return on equity of 26.14% beat Tri-Continental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	5.89%	26.14%	6.21%
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Amcor beats Tri-Continental on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.