Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media prefer HUBB or AMCR?

In the previous week, Hubbell had 5 more articles in the media than Amcor. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hubbell and 8 mentions for Amcor. Hubbell's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Amcor's score of 0.17 indicating that Hubbell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hubbell	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amcor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HUBB or AMCR?

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Hubbell. Amcor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hubbell, 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
Hubbell	$4.95 billion	3.15	$545.90 million	$10.47	27.79
Amcor	$14.54 billion	0.99	$805 million	$0.66	14.83

Is HUBB or AMCR more profitable?

Hubbell has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Amcor's net margin of 6.54%. Amcor's return on equity of 27.94% beat Hubbell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hubbell	11.15%	27.72%	12.21%
Amcor	6.54%	27.94%	6.77%

Is HUBB or AMCR a better dividend stock?

Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Hubbell pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor pays out 74.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hubbell has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Amcor has raised its dividend for 40 consecutive years. Amcor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend HUBB or AMCR?

Hubbell presently has a consensus target price of $237.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.42%. Amcor has a consensus target price of $10.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.32%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amcor is more favorable than Hubbell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hubbell	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Amcor	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, HUBB or AMCR?

Hubbell has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amcor has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HUBB or AMCR?

Hubbell received 244 more outperform votes than Amcor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.40% of users gave Hubbell an outperform vote while only 53.91% of users gave Amcor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hubbell	Outperform Votes 306 58.40%	Underperform Votes 218 41.60%
Amcor	Outperform Votes 62 53.91%	Underperform Votes 53 46.09%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HUBB or AMCR?

89.7% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Amcor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hubbell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Amcor 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.

Summary

Hubbell beats Amcor on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.