Crown (CCK) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ATR or CCK?

In the previous week, Crown had 13 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Crown and 14 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Crown's score of 0.76 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Do analysts recommend ATR or CCK?

AptarGroup presently has a consensus price target of $178.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.62%. Crown has a consensus price target of $110.45, suggesting a potential upside of 9.64%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATR or CCK?

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. Crown 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	$3.55B	2.82	$374.54M	$5.48	27.71
Crown	$11.90B	0.99	$424M	$4.65	21.66

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%

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 1.0%. AptarGroup pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 22.4% 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 and Crown has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. AptarGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATR or CCK?

Crown received 280 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.12% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 333 57.81%	Underperform Votes 243 42.19%
Crown	Outperform Votes 613 64.12%	Underperform Votes 343 35.88%

Which has more volatility and risk, ATR or CCK?

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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