Berry Global Group (BERY) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BERY or CCK?

Berry Global Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BERY or CCK?

In the previous week, Crown had 9 more articles in the media than Berry Global Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Crown and 5 mentions for Berry Global Group. Crown's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Berry Global Group's score of 0.98 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Berry Global Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BERY or CCK?

95.4% of Berry Global Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Crown shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Berry Global Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown 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 CCK a better dividend stock?

Berry Global Group pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Berry Global Group pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 28.1% 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.

Is BERY or CCK more profitable?

Berry Global Group has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Crown's net margin of 3.59%. Berry Global Group's return on equity of 28.26% beat Crown's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berry Global Group	3.99%	28.26%	5.67%
Crown	3.59%	25.12%	5.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BERY or CCK?

Crown received 54 more outperform votes than Berry Global Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.27% of users gave Berry Global Group an outperform vote while only 64.07% of users gave Crown an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Berry Global Group	Outperform Votes 554 66.27%	Underperform Votes 282 33.73%
Crown	Outperform Votes 608 64.07%	Underperform Votes 341 35.93%

Do analysts prefer BERY or CCK?

Berry Global Group currently has a consensus target price of $74.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.01%. Crown has a consensus target price of $105.69, indicating a potential upside of 21.02%. Given Crown's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crown 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has better earnings & valuation, BERY or CCK?

Berry Global Group has higher revenue and earnings than Crown. Berry Global Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown, 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	0.68	$516M	$4.01	17.88
Crown	$11.80B	0.89	$424M	$3.56	24.53

Summary

Berry Global Group beats Crown on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.