Sealed Air (SEE) Competitors

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) and Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Is AMCR or SEE more profitable?

Sealed Air has a net margin of 5.46% compared to Amcor's net margin of 3.40%. Sealed Air's return on equity of 60.61% beat Amcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	3.40%	19.43%	5.15%
Sealed Air	5.46%	60.61%	6.66%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMCR or SEE?

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Sealed Air. Sealed Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amcor, 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
Amcor	$15.01B	0.80	$511M	$0.36	23.01
Sealed Air	$5.33B	0.90	$264.70M	$1.98	16.52

Do analysts prefer AMCR or SEE?

Amcor currently has a consensus price target of $11.42, indicating a potential upside of 37.80%. Sealed Air has a consensus price target of $38.80, indicating a potential upside of 18.59%. Given Amcor's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amcor is more favorable than Sealed Air.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amcor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Sealed Air	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMCR or SEE?

45.1% of Amcor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Sealed Air shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Amcor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Sealed Air shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMCR or SEE a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Sealed Air pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Amcor pays out 141.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sealed Air pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Amcor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer AMCR or SEE?

In the previous week, Amcor had 14 more articles in the media than Sealed Air. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Amcor and 9 mentions for Sealed Air. Sealed Air's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Amcor's score of 1.44 indicating that Sealed Air is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amcor	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sealed Air	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AMCR or SEE?

Amcor has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sealed Air has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sealed Air beats Amcor on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.