Packaging Co. of America (PKG) Competitors

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, PKG or GPK?

Packaging Co. of America has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PKG or GPK?

In the previous week, Packaging Co. of America had 1 more articles in the media than Graphic Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Packaging Co. of America and 12 mentions for Graphic Packaging. Packaging Co. of America's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Graphic Packaging's score of 0.87 indicating that Packaging Co. of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Packaging Co. of America	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graphic Packaging	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKG or GPK?

Packaging Co. of America received 20 more outperform votes than Graphic Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.87% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote while only 59.25% of users gave Packaging Co. of America an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Packaging Co. of America	Outperform Votes 538 59.25%	Underperform Votes 370 40.75%
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 518 63.87%	Underperform Votes 293 36.13%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PKG or GPK?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PKG or GPK more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Packaging Co. of America	9.60%	19.67%	9.19%
Graphic Packaging	7.47%	25.96%	6.81%

Is PKG or GPK a better dividend stock?

Packaging Co. of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PKG or GPK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Packaging Co. of America	$8.54B	2.08	$805.10M	$9.56	20.64
Graphic Packaging	$8.67B	0.79	$658M	$2.05	11.04

Do analysts recommend PKG or GPK?

Packaging Co. of America presently has a consensus price target of $222.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.60%. Graphic Packaging has a consensus price target of $28.53, suggesting a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Graphic Packaging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Packaging Co. of America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Packaging Co. of America	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Graphic Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Packaging Co. of America beats Graphic Packaging on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.