Avery Dennison (AVY) Competitors $203.70 -0.88 (-0.43%) (As of 03:03 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AVY vs. MSA, HNI, SCS, PBI, TILE, ACCO, NL, ARC, KMB, and PACKShould you be buying Avery Dennison stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avery Dennison include MSA Safety (MSA), HNI (HNI), Steelcase (SCS), Pitney Bowes (PBI), Interface (TILE), ACCO Brands (ACCO), NL Industries (NL), ARC Document Solutions (ARC), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), and Ranpak (PACK). Avery Dennison vs. MSA Safety HNI Steelcase Pitney Bowes Interface ACCO Brands NL Industries ARC Document Solutions Kimberly-Clark Ranpak Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) and MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVY or MSA? Avery Dennison received 126 more outperform votes than MSA Safety when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.35% of users gave MSA Safety an outperform vote while only 57.49% of users gave Avery Dennison an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvery DennisonOutperform Votes42257.49% Underperform Votes31242.51% MSA SafetyOutperform Votes29664.35% Underperform Votes16435.65% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AVY or MSA? Avery Dennison has higher revenue and earnings than MSA Safety. Avery Dennison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSA Safety, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvery Dennison$8.68B1.89$503M$8.3324.45MSA Safety$1.80B3.82$58.58M$6.9225.33 Is AVY or MSA a better dividend stock? Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. MSA Safety pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Avery Dennison pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSA Safety pays out 29.5% 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. Avery Dennison has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and MSA Safety has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Is AVY or MSA more profitable? MSA Safety has a net margin of 15.16% compared to Avery Dennison's net margin of 7.76%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.01% beat MSA Safety's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avery Dennison7.76% 33.01% 8.96% MSA Safety 15.16%29.14%13.45% Which has more risk & volatility, AVY or MSA? Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSA Safety has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AVY or MSA? Avery Dennison presently has a consensus price target of $244.96, suggesting a potential upside of 20.26%. MSA Safety has a consensus price target of $207.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.38%. Given Avery Dennison's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avery Dennison is more favorable than MSA Safety.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avery Dennison 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73MSA Safety 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67 Do institutionals & insiders believe in AVY or MSA? 94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Avery Dennison shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of MSA Safety shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor AVY or MSA? In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 4 more articles in the media than MSA Safety. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Avery Dennison and 12 mentions for MSA Safety. MSA Safety's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Avery Dennison's score of 0.95 indicating that MSA Safety is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avery Dennison 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MSA Safety 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMSA Safety beats Avery Dennison on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market NowTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your financial future. Click here to discover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late Get Avery Dennison News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvery DennisonConverted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.37B$8.68B$9.57B$20.04BDividend Yield1.72%2.55%1.96%3.47%P/E Ratio24.4528.4322.6845.37Price / Sales1.891.328.2520.58Price / Cash17.5812.5520.6821.38Price / Book6.846.514.335.02Net Income$503M$347.77M$455.18M$987.63M7 Day Performance-1.48%2.71%4.22%2.98%1 Month Performance-6.57%-1.07%4.49%2.65%1 Year Performance13.11%32.56%37.11%31.33% Avery Dennison Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVYAvery Dennison4.8284 of 5 stars$203.70-0.4%$244.96+20.3%+13.7%$16.37B$8.68B24.4535,000Analyst RevisionMSAMSA Safety4.704 of 5 stars$172.87-0.5%N/A+8.7%$6.83B$1.80B24.985,100Positive NewsHNIHNI4.8012 of 5 stars$54.80+0.6%N/A+49.1%$2.62B$2.43B21.248,200Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑SCSSteelcase4.8035 of 5 stars$13.08+0.2%N/A+19.9%$1.49B$3.16B12.3411,300Positive NewsPBIPitney Bowes2.3552 of 5 stars$8.05+2.3%N/A+98.3%$1.45B$3.27B-5.3710,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTILEInterface4.13 of 5 stars$24.50-0.9%N/A+175.9%$1.43B$1.26B17.133,619ACCOACCO Brands4.8217 of 5 stars$6.07+0.2%N/A+32.2%$516.42M$1.83B-3.215,600NLNL Industries1.2981 of 5 stars$7.86-8.5%N/A+67.4%$383.96M$161.30M17.092,820ARCARC Document Solutions3.8329 of 5 stars$3.38flatN/A+26.7%$146.23M$281.20M30.681,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓KMBKimberly-Clark4.8711 of 5 stars$132.24+0.5%N/A+10.3%$44.10B$20.43B17.1541,000Positive NewsPACKRanpak0.8004 of 5 stars$7.00+3.6%N/A+149.3%$582.54M$336.30M-29.17880 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MSA Safety Competitors HNI Competitors Steelcase Competitors Pitney Bowes Competitors Interface Competitors ACCO Brands Competitors NL Industries Competitors ARC Document Solutions Competitors Kimberly-Clark Competitors Ranpak Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AVY) was last updated on 11/12/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon's $150B Data Center Bet—What It Means for Uranium InvestorsAmazon is placing a massive bet on nuclear energy to power its $150 billion data center expansion. 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