Amcor (AMCR) Competitors

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AVY or AMCR?

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Avery Dennison. Amcor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avery Dennison, 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
Avery Dennison	$8.76B	1.58	$704.90M	$8.68	20.40
Amcor	$13.64B	1.00	$730M	$0.56	16.88

Is AVY or AMCR a better dividend stock?

Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Avery Dennison pays out 43.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avery Dennison has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Amcor has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Is AVY or AMCR more profitable?

Avery Dennison has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Amcor's net margin of 5.99%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.11% beat Amcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avery Dennison	7.98%	33.11%	9.05%
Amcor	5.99%	26.49%	6.11%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVY or AMCR?

94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Amcor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Amcor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AVY or AMCR?

Avery Dennison presently has a consensus price target of $197.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.51%. Amcor has a consensus price target of $11.37, indicating a potential upside of 20.27%. Given Amcor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amcor is more favorable than Avery Dennison.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Amcor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility & risk, AVY or AMCR?

Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amcor has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AVY or AMCR?

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 14 more articles in the media than Amcor. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Avery Dennison and 15 mentions for Amcor. Amcor's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Avery Dennison's score of 0.79 indicating that Amcor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avery Dennison	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amcor	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Avery Dennison beats Amcor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.