GPK vs. ATR, MYE, PKG, SEE, SON, UFPT, AVY, AMCR, GEF.B, and GEF
Should you be buying Graphic Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graphic Packaging include AptarGroup (ATR), Myers Industries (MYE), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Sealed Air (SEE), Sonoco Products (SON), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Avery Dennison (AVY), Amcor (AMCR), Greif Bros. (GEF.B), and Greif (GEF). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Graphic Packaging vs. Its Competitors
Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) and AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
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.
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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Graphic Packaging currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.44%. AptarGroup has a consensus price target of $182.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.01%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Graphic Packaging.
Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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.
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.
In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 5 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 2 mentions for AptarGroup. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat AptarGroup's score of 0.61 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Graphic Packaging and AptarGroup tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GPK) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
