Greif (GEF) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, GEF or ATR?

Greif has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GEF or ATR?

AptarGroup has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greif. Greif 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
Greif	$5.51B	0.45	$268.80M	$3.50	14.91
AptarGroup	$3.58B	2.73	$374.54M	$5.54	26.80

Is GEF or ATR more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.45% compared to Greif's net margin of 4.81%. AptarGroup's return on equity of 15.56% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greif	4.81%	11.84%	3.74%
AptarGroup	10.45%	15.56%	8.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GEF or ATR?

AptarGroup received 40 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.59% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote while only 55.34% of users gave Greif an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greif	Outperform Votes 290 55.34%	Underperform Votes 234 44.66%
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 330 57.59%	Underperform Votes 243 42.41%

Is GEF or ATR a better dividend stock?

Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Greif pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AptarGroup pays out 32.5% 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.

Does the media refer more to GEF or ATR?

In the previous week, AptarGroup had 6 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AptarGroup and 14 mentions for Greif. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Greif's score of 0.95 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greif	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AptarGroup	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GEF or ATR?

45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Greif shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GEF or ATR?

Greif currently has a consensus price target of $75.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.65%. AptarGroup has a consensus price target of $178.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.28%. Given Greif's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greif is more favorable than AptarGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greif	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

AptarGroup beats Greif on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.