AptarGroup (ATR) Competitors

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) and Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATR or SON?

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ATR or SON?

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ATR or SON more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 8.35%. Sonoco Products' return on equity of 20.46% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AptarGroup	10.84%	15.39%	8.60%
Sonoco Products	8.35%	20.46%	4.64%

Does the media favor ATR or SON?

In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 1 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sonoco Products and 9 mentions for AptarGroup. Sonoco Products' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat AptarGroup's score of 1.68 indicating that Sonoco Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sonoco Products	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend ATR or SON?

AptarGroup currently has a consensus target price of $174.60, suggesting a potential upside of 28.11%. Sonoco Products has a consensus target price of $57.63, suggesting a potential upside of 23.37%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Sonoco Products.

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
Sonoco Products	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is ATR or SON a better dividend stock?

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. AptarGroup pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products pays out 38.0% 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 raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Sonoco Products has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ATR or SON?

AptarGroup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sonoco Products. Sonoco Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AptarGroup, 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	2.51	$374.54M	$5.81	23.46
Sonoco Products	$5.31B	0.87	$163.95M	$5.58	8.37

Summary

AptarGroup beats Sonoco Products on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.