Donaldson (DCI) Competitors

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) and Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GPK or DCI?

99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GPK or DCI?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 6 more articles in the media than Graphic Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Donaldson and 5 mentions for Graphic Packaging. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Graphic Packaging's score of 0.36 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graphic Packaging	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Donaldson	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, GPK or DCI?

Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GPK or DCI?

Graphic Packaging presently has a consensus target price of $28.44, indicating a potential upside of 4.15%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $67.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.79%. Given Donaldson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graphic Packaging	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GPK or DCI more profitable?

Donaldson has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 7.67%. Donaldson's return on equity of 35.66% beat Graphic Packaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graphic Packaging	7.67%	35.66%	8.28%
Donaldson	10.82%	28.52%	13.82%

Is GPK or DCI a better dividend stock?

Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Graphic Packaging pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donaldson pays out 32.6% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 37 consecutive years. Graphic Packaging is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPK or DCI?

Graphic Packaging received 34 more outperform votes than Donaldson when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.69% of users gave Donaldson an outperform vote while only 64.08% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 503 64.08%	Underperform Votes 282 35.92%
Donaldson	Outperform Votes 469 64.69%	Underperform Votes 256 35.31%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GPK or DCI?

Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donaldson, 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
Graphic Packaging	$9.43B	0.89	$723M	$2.35	11.58
Donaldson	$3.43B	2.51	$358.80M	$3.07	23.34

Summary

Graphic Packaging beats Donaldson on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.