Pactiv Evergreen (PTVE) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PTVE or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pactiv Evergreen. Pactiv Evergreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, 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
Pactiv Evergreen	$5.20B	0.62	-$223M	-$0.92	-19.38
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70B	1.39	$352M	$1.68	14.59

Which has more volatility & risk, PTVE or REYN?

Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PTVE or REYN?

22.2% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PTVE or REYN?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 4 more articles in the media than Pactiv Evergreen. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 2 mentions for Pactiv Evergreen. Pactiv Evergreen's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Reynolds Consumer Products' score of 0.38 indicating that Pactiv Evergreen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pactiv Evergreen	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reynolds Consumer Products	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PTVE or REYN a better dividend stock?

Pactiv Evergreen pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 54.8% 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.

Is PTVE or REYN more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Pactiv Evergreen's net margin of -3.16%. Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity of 17.14% beat Pactiv Evergreen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pactiv Evergreen	-3.16%	14.41%	2.93%
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.56%	17.14%	7.26%

Do analysts recommend PTVE or REYN?

Pactiv Evergreen presently has a consensus target price of $16.33, indicating a potential downside of 8.39%. Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus target price of $30.38, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Pactiv Evergreen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pactiv Evergreen	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PTVE or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products received 6 more outperform votes than Pactiv Evergreen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 41.03% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote while only 33.04% of users gave Reynolds Consumer Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 32 41.03%	Underperform Votes 46 58.97%
Reynolds Consumer Products	Outperform Votes 38 33.04%	Underperform Votes 77 66.96%

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Pactiv Evergreen on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.