Berry Global Group (BERY) Competitors

Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY) and AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, BERY or ATR?

Berry Global Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BERY or ATR?

Berry Global Group received 224 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.27% of users gave Berry Global Group an outperform vote while only 57.39% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Berry Global Group	Outperform Votes 550 66.27%	Underperform Votes 280 33.73%
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 326 57.39%	Underperform Votes 242 42.61%

Does the media refer more to BERY or ATR?

In the previous week, AptarGroup had 2 more articles in the media than Berry Global Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AptarGroup and 4 mentions for Berry Global Group. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Berry Global Group's score of 0.89 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Berry Global Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AptarGroup	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BERY or ATR?

Berry Global Group currently has a consensus target price of $73.30, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. AptarGroup has a consensus target price of $190.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.12%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Berry Global Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Berry Global Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BERY or ATR?

95.4% of Berry Global Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Berry Global Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BERY or ATR a better dividend stock?

Berry Global Group pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Berry Global Group pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AptarGroup pays out 36.1% 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. AptarGroup has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Berry Global Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BERY or ATR more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Berry Global Group's net margin of 4.21%. Berry Global Group's return on equity of 26.32% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berry Global Group	4.21%	26.32%	5.53%
AptarGroup	9.40%	14.92%	8.01%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BERY or ATR?

Berry Global Group has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. Berry Global Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AptarGroup, 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
Berry Global Group	$12.26B	0.64	$516M	$4.39	15.42
AptarGroup	$3.49B	2.98	$284.49M	$4.98	31.34

Summary

AptarGroup beats Berry Global Group on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.