PACK vs. CMP, TMC, MUX, EXK, MERC, ARMN, ODC, LEU, CLW, and GATO
Should you be buying Ranpak stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ranpak include Compass Minerals International (CMP), TMC the metals (TMC), McEwen Mining (MUX), Endeavour Silver (EXK), Mercer International (MERC), Aris Mining (ARMN), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Centrus Energy (LEU), Clearwater Paper (CLW), and Gatos Silver (GATO). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Ranpak (NYSE:PACK) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Compass Minerals International had 9 more articles in the media than Ranpak. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Compass Minerals International and 4 mentions for Ranpak. Ranpak's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 0.28 indicating that Ranpak is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Compass Minerals International has a net margin of -4.97% compared to Ranpak's net margin of -8.06%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 4.56% beat Ranpak's return on equity.
Ranpak has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
85.9% of Ranpak shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Ranpak shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Compass Minerals International has higher revenue and earnings than Ranpak. Ranpak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Minerals International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Compass Minerals International received 274 more outperform votes than Ranpak when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.94% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Ranpak an outperform vote.
Ranpak currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.45%. Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $33.80, suggesting a potential upside of 155.67%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Ranpak.
Summary
Compass Minerals International beats Ranpak on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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