Ranpak (PACK) Competitors

MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) and Ranpak (NYSE:PACK) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer MLKN or PACK?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 1 more articles in the media than Ranpak. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MillerKnoll and 5 mentions for Ranpak. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ranpak's score of 0.97 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ranpak	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLKN or PACK?

MillerKnoll received 2 more outperform votes than Ranpak when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 39.13% of users gave Ranpak an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 11 64.71%	Underperform Votes 6 35.29%
Ranpak	Outperform Votes 9 39.13%	Underperform Votes 14 60.87%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MLKN or PACK?

MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Ranpak. Ranpak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MillerKnoll, 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
MillerKnoll	$3.57B	0.47	$82.30M	$1.11	21.27
Ranpak	$344.90M	1.44	-$27.10M	-$0.28	-21.36

Which has more risk and volatility, MLKN or PACK?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranpak has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MLKN or PACK?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of Ranpak shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Ranpak shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MLKN or PACK more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of 1.80% compared to Ranpak's net margin of -4.41%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.93% beat Ranpak's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	1.80%	10.93%	3.70%
Ranpak	-4.41%	-2.67%	-1.36%

Do analysts prefer MLKN or PACK?

Ranpak has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.22%. Given Ranpak's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ranpak is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Ranpak	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Ranpak on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.