Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

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

Is AMCR or AVY a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 pays out 43.3% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMCR or AVY?

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
Amcor	$13.64B	1.01	$730M	$0.56	17.00
Avery Dennison	$8.76B	1.60	$704.90M	$8.68	20.58

Is AMCR or AVY more profitable?

Avery Dennison has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Amcor's net margin of 5.99%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.11% beat Amcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	5.99%	26.49%	6.11%
Avery Dennison	7.98%	33.11%	9.05%

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AMCR or AVY?

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 4 more articles in the media than Amcor. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Avery Dennison and 14 mentions for Amcor. Amcor's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Avery Dennison's score of 0.76 indicating that Amcor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amcor	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avery Dennison	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AMCR or AVY?

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

Do analysts recommend AMCR or AVY?

Amcor presently has a consensus price target of $11.51, suggesting a potential upside of 20.95%. Avery Dennison has a consensus price target of $197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.55%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Summary

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