UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) and UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SEE or UFPT?

Sealed Air has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Technologies. Sealed Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Technologies, 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	0.86	$341.60M	$2.72	11.88
UFP Technologies	$400.07M	4.88	$44.92M	$7.01	36.31

Does the media refer more to SEE or UFPT?

In the previous week, Sealed Air had 18 more articles in the media than UFP Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Sealed Air and 5 mentions for UFP Technologies. UFP Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Sealed Air's score of 0.22 indicating that UFP Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sealed Air	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
UFP Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SEE or UFPT more profitable?

UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Sealed Air's net margin of 7.34%. Sealed Air's return on equity of 74.21% beat UFP Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sealed Air	7.34%	74.21%	6.58%
UFP Technologies	11.74%	18.92%	12.33%

Do analysts recommend SEE or UFPT?

Sealed Air presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.78%. UFP Technologies has a consensus price target of $323.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.08%. Given UFP Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Technologies is more favorable than Sealed Air.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sealed Air	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
UFP Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEE or UFPT?

Sealed Air received 277 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.43% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.43% of users gave Sealed Air an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sealed Air	Outperform Votes 485 55.43%	Underperform Votes 390 44.57%
UFP Technologies	Outperform Votes 208 58.43%	Underperform Votes 148 41.57%

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

94.4% of Sealed Air shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sealed Air shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEE or UFPT?

Sealed Air has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

UFP Technologies beats Sealed Air on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.