Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AMCR or AVY?

Amcor currently has a consensus price target of $11.42, indicating a potential upside of 33.45%. Avery Dennison has a consensus price target of $197.60, indicating a potential upside of 15.54%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amcor is more favorable than Avery Dennison.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amcor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Is AMCR or AVY a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Amcor pays out 141.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avery Dennison pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Avery Dennison has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMCR or AVY?

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

Does the media prefer AMCR or AVY?

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 6 more articles in the media than Amcor. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Avery Dennison and 21 mentions for Amcor. Amcor's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Avery Dennison's score of 1.31 indicating that Amcor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amcor	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Avery Dennison	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMCR or AVY more profitable?

Avery Dennison has a net margin of 8.14% compared to Amcor's net margin of 3.40%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.14% beat Amcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	3.40%	19.43%	5.15%
Avery Dennison	8.14%	33.14%	8.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, AMCR or AVY?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMCR or AVY?

Avery Dennison has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amcor. Avery Dennison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amcor, 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
Amcor	$15.01B	0.82	$511M	$0.36	23.76
Avery Dennison	$8.74B	1.53	$704.90M	$8.91	19.20

Summary

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