Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to 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. Reynolds Consumer Products' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Pactiv Evergreen's score of 1.20 indicating that Reynolds Consumer Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pactiv Evergreen	0 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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 2.9%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 52.6% 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 10.03% compared to Pactiv Evergreen's net margin of -3.16%. Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity of 18.27% 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	10.03%	18.27%	7.63%

Do analysts recommend PTVE or REYN?

Pactiv Evergreen currently has a consensus price target of $14.57, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus price target of $32.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15.50%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PTVE or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products received 5 more outperform votes than Pactiv Evergreen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 43.24% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote while only 34.58% of users gave Reynolds Consumer Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 32 43.24%	Underperform Votes 42 56.76%
Reynolds Consumer Products	Outperform Votes 37 34.58%	Underperform Votes 70 65.42%

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$5.51B	0.44	-$223M	-$0.92	-14.78
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.76B	1.56	$298M	$1.75	15.91

Which has more risk and volatility, PTVE or REYN?

Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Pactiv Evergreen on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.