GPK vs. PKG, SEE, SON, UFPT, SW, GEF.B, DOV, HUBB, TS, and TRMB
Should you be buying Graphic Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graphic Packaging include Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Sealed Air (SEE), Sonoco Products (SON), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Greif (GEF.B), Dover (DOV), Hubbell (HUBB), Tenaris (TS), and Trimble (TRMB).
Graphic Packaging vs.
Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
89.8% of Packaging Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Packaging Co. of America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Packaging Co. of America had 13 more articles in the media than Graphic Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Packaging Co. of America and 12 mentions for Graphic Packaging. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Packaging Co. of America's score of 1.34 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Packaging Co. of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Packaging Co. of America pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graphic Packaging pays out 21.5% 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. Graphic Packaging has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Packaging Co. of America has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 7.47%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 25.96% beat Packaging Co. of America's return on equity.
Packaging Co. of America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Graphic Packaging. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Packaging Co. of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Packaging Co. of America has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Packaging Co. of America received 20 more outperform votes than Graphic Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.95% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote while only 59.32% of users gave Packaging Co. of America an outperform vote.
Packaging Co. of America presently has a consensus target price of $226.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.66%. Graphic Packaging has a consensus target price of $29.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.75%. Given Graphic Packaging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Packaging Co. of America.
Summary
Packaging Co. of America beats Graphic Packaging on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GPK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff