Sealed Air (SEE) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer AMCR or SEE?

In the previous week, Amcor had 15 more articles in the media than Sealed Air. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Amcor and 0 mentions for Sealed Air. Sealed Air's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Amcor's score of 1.18 indicating that Sealed Air is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Amcor	Positive
Sealed Air	Positive

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 more risk and volatility, AMCR or SEE?

Amcor has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sealed Air has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMCR or SEE?

45.1% of Amcor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Sealed Air shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Amcor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Sealed Air shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & 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	1.25	$511M	$0.36	22.63
Sealed Air	$5.39B	0.95	$264.70M	$1.98	17.60

Is AMCR or SEE a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Sealed Air pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Amcor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer AMCR or SEE?

Amcor currently has a consensus target price of $10.84, suggesting a potential upside of 33.06%. Sealed Air has a consensus target price of $41.09, suggesting a potential upside of 17.92%. Given Amcor's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Sealed Air	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Summary

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