Crown (CCK) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CCK or ATR?

In the previous week, Crown had 5 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Crown and 9 mentions for AptarGroup. Crown's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat AptarGroup's score of 0.61 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crown	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AptarGroup	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CCK or ATR?

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. Crown 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
Crown	$11.80B	0.89	$424M	$3.56	24.53
AptarGroup	$3.58B	2.71	$374.54M	$5.54	26.40

Is CCK or ATR more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.45% compared to Crown's net margin of 3.59%. Crown's return on equity of 25.12% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crown	3.59%	25.12%	5.23%
AptarGroup	10.45%	15.56%	8.50%

Which has more risk and volatility, CCK or ATR?

Crown has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CCK or ATR?

Crown currently has a consensus price target of $105.69, suggesting a potential upside of 21.02%. AptarGroup has a consensus price target of $181.60, suggesting a potential upside of 24.18%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Crown.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCK or ATR a better dividend stock?

Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crown pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AptarGroup pays out 32.5% 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. AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. AptarGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCK or ATR?

Crown received 279 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.07% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 57.52% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crown	Outperform Votes 608 64.07%	Underperform Votes 341 35.93%
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 329 57.52%	Underperform Votes 243 42.48%

Summary

Crown and AptarGroup tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.