Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AMCR or TY?

Amcor has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AMCR or TY?

Amcor presently has a consensus price target of $11.30, indicating a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$13.64B	1.03	$730M	$0.56	17.29
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor AMCR or TY?

In the previous week, Amcor had 16 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Amcor and 1 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Amcor's score of 1.20 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 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

Is AMCR or TY more profitable?

Amcor has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Tri Continental's net margin of 0.00%. Amcor's return on equity of 26.49% beat Tri Continental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	5.99%	26.49%	6.11%
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is AMCR or TY a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Amcor pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amcor has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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

Summary

Amcor beats Tri Continental on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.