Graphic Packaging (GPK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, GPK or ATR?

Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GPK or ATR?

Graphic Packaging presently has a consensus price target of $26.38, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. AptarGroup has a consensus price target of $174.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.27%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Graphic Packaging.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graphic Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, GPK or ATR?

Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. Graphic Packaging 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
Graphic Packaging	$8.81B	0.70	$658M	$1.77	11.79
AptarGroup	$3.58B	2.48	$374.54M	$5.81	23.25

Does the media favor GPK or ATR?

In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 2 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 10 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Graphic Packaging's score of 1.44 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graphic Packaging	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AptarGroup	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is GPK or ATR more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 6.18%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 21.13% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graphic Packaging	6.18%	21.13%	5.74%
AptarGroup	10.84%	15.39%	8.60%

Is GPK or ATR a better dividend stock?

Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Graphic Packaging pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AptarGroup pays out 31.0% 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. Graphic Packaging has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Graphic Packaging is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GPK or ATR?

99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Graphic Packaging 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.

Summary

AptarGroup beats Graphic Packaging on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.