AptarGroup (ATR) Competitors

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) and Crown (NYSE:CCK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate ATR or CCK?

AptarGroup presently has a consensus price target of $178.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.09%. Crown has a consensus price target of $110.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Crown.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media favor ATR or CCK?

In the previous week, Crown had 37 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Crown and 21 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Crown's score of 1.00 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	26 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ATR or CCK?

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. AptarGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown, 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
AptarGroup	$3.58B	2.76	$374.54M	$5.54	27.07
Crown	$11.80B	0.96	$424M	$3.56	27.08

Is ATR or CCK more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.45% compared to Crown's net margin of 3.59%. Crown's return on equity of 25.12% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AptarGroup	10.45%	15.56%	8.50%
Crown	3.59%	25.12%	5.23%

Which has more volatility & risk, ATR or CCK?

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATR or CCK?

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATR or CCK?

Crown received 281 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.05% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 57.59% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 330 57.59%	Underperform Votes 243 42.41%
Crown	Outperform Votes 611 64.05%	Underperform Votes 343 35.95%

Is ATR or CCK a better dividend stock?

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AptarGroup pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 29.2% 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. AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. AptarGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Crown beats AptarGroup on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.