Entegris (ENTG) Competitors

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) and Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Is ATR or ENTG more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Entegris' net margin of 7.13%. AptarGroup's return on equity of 14.92% beat Entegris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AptarGroup	9.40%	14.92%	8.01%
Entegris	7.13%	12.24%	5.02%

Does the media favor ATR or ENTG?

In the previous week, AptarGroup had 6 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for AptarGroup and 6 mentions for Entegris. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat AptarGroup's score of 1.19 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entegris	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ATR or ENTG?

AptarGroup presently has a consensus target price of $195.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.65%. Entegris has a consensus target price of $135.40, indicating a potential upside of 35.45%. Given Entegris' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Entegris is more favorable than AptarGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Entegris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has more volatility & risk, ATR or ENTG?

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATR or ENTG?

Entegris received 175 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.30% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote while only 57.35% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 324 57.35%	Underperform Votes 241 42.65%
Entegris	Outperform Votes 499 64.30%	Underperform Votes 277 35.70%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ATR or ENTG?

AptarGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Entegris. AptarGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, 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
AptarGroup	$3.57B	3.14	$284.49M	$4.98	33.86
Entegris	$3.52B	4.28	$180.67M	$1.51	66.20

Is ATR or ENTG a better dividend stock?

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. AptarGroup pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entegris pays out 26.5% 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. AptarGroup has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. AptarGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ATR or ENTG?

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Entegris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AptarGroup beats Entegris on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.