Berry Global Group (BERY) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ATR or BERY?

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Berry Global Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Berry Global Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATR or BERY?

Berry Global Group received 217 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave Berry Global Group an outperform vote while only 57.35% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 324 57.35%	Underperform Votes 241 42.65%
Berry Global Group	Outperform Votes 541 66.38%	Underperform Votes 274 33.62%

Does the media refer more to ATR or BERY?

In the previous week, Berry Global Group had 13 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Berry Global Group and 14 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Berry Global Group's score of 0.69 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berry Global Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ATR or BERY?

AptarGroup presently has a consensus price target of $195.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.65%. Berry Global Group has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Berry Global Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Berry Global Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Is ATR or BERY more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Berry Global Group's net margin of 4.55%. Berry Global Group's return on equity of 27.32% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AptarGroup	9.40%	14.92%	8.01%
Berry Global Group	4.55%	27.32%	5.58%

Is ATR or BERY a better dividend stock?

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Berry Global Group pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. AptarGroup pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Berry Global Group pays out 28.2% 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ATR or BERY?

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
AptarGroup	$3.49B	3.22	$284.49M	$4.98	33.86
Berry Global Group	$12.18B	0.65	$609M	$4.39	15.72

Which has more volatility and risk, ATR or BERY?

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry Global Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AptarGroup and Berry Global Group tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.