Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AVY or AMCR?

94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Amcor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Amcor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVY or AMCR?

Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amcor has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVY or AMCR?

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Avery Dennison. Amcor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avery Dennison, 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
Avery Dennison	$8.76B	1.51	$704.90M	$8.91	19.05
Amcor	$13.64B	1.03	$730M	$0.56	17.28

Does the media favor AVY or AMCR?

In the previous week, Amcor had 6 more articles in the media than Avery Dennison. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Amcor and 13 mentions for Avery Dennison. Avery Dennison's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Amcor's score of 0.86 indicating that Avery Dennison is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avery Dennison	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amcor	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AVY or AMCR more profitable?

Avery Dennison has a net margin of 8.14% compared to Amcor's net margin of 5.99%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.14% beat Amcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avery Dennison	8.14%	33.14%	8.91%
Amcor	5.99%	26.49%	6.11%

Is AVY or AMCR a better dividend stock?

Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Avery Dennison pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Avery Dennison has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Amcor has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend AVY or AMCR?

Avery Dennison currently has a consensus price target of $197.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Amcor has a consensus price target of $11.51, suggesting a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amcor is more favorable than Avery Dennison.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Amcor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Avery Dennison beats Amcor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.