AptarGroup (ATR) Competitors

Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) and AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, SON or ATR?

Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SON or ATR?

In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 4 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Sonoco Products and 17 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Sonoco Products' score of 0.80 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sonoco Products	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AptarGroup	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SON or ATR?

77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are held 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.

Is SON or ATR a better dividend stock?

Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sonoco Products pays out 137.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AptarGroup pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Is SON or ATR more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.41% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 2.40%. Sonoco Products' return on equity of 21.78% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sonoco Products	2.40%	21.78%	5.09%
AptarGroup	10.41%	15.10%	8.37%

Do analysts prefer SON or ATR?

Sonoco Products currently has a consensus price target of $56.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.26%. AptarGroup has a consensus price target of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. Given Sonoco Products' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sonoco Products is more favorable than AptarGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sonoco Products	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SON or ATR?

AptarGroup has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sonoco Products. AptarGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sonoco 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
Sonoco Products	$5.71B	0.79	$163.95M	$1.54	29.66
AptarGroup	$3.58B	2.86	$374.54M	$5.48	28.30

Summary

AptarGroup beats Sonoco Products on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.