Pactiv Evergreen (PTVE) Competitors

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) and Pactiv Evergreen (NASDAQ:PTVE) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEE or PTVE?

Sealed Air received 440 more outperform votes than Pactiv Evergreen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.32% of users gave Sealed Air an outperform vote while only 40.58% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sealed Air	Outperform Votes 468 55.32%	Underperform Votes 378 44.68%
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 28 40.58%	Underperform Votes 41 59.42%

Does the media prefer SEE or PTVE?

In the previous week, Sealed Air had 5 more articles in the media than Pactiv Evergreen. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sealed Air and 6 mentions for Pactiv Evergreen. Pactiv Evergreen's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Sealed Air's score of 0.64 indicating that Sealed Air is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sealed Air	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pactiv Evergreen	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SEE or PTVE?

94.4% of Sealed Air shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sealed Air shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SEE or PTVE?

Sealed Air has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEE or PTVE more profitable?

Sealed Air has a net margin of 6.61% compared to Sealed Air's net margin of -1.50%. Pactiv Evergreen's return on equity of 94.93% beat Sealed Air's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sealed Air	6.61%	94.93%	6.38%
Pactiv Evergreen	-1.50%	13.79%	2.82%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SEE or PTVE?

Sealed Air has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pactiv Evergreen. Pactiv Evergreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sealed Air, 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
Sealed Air	$5.49B	0.96	$341.60M	$2.49	14.51
Pactiv Evergreen	$5.51B	0.40	-$223M	-$0.46	-26.48

Is SEE or PTVE a better dividend stock?

Sealed Air pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Pactiv Evergreen pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Sealed Air pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -87.0% 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. Pactiv Evergreen is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer SEE or PTVE?

Sealed Air currently has a consensus price target of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.87%. Pactiv Evergreen has a consensus price target of $16.71, indicating a potential upside of 36.67%. Given Sealed Air's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pactiv Evergreen is more favorable than Sealed Air.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sealed Air	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Pactiv Evergreen	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Sealed Air beats Pactiv Evergreen on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.