Crown (CCK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CCK or ATR?

Crown has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCK or ATR a better dividend stock?

Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crown pays out 29.2% 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 raised 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 media refer more to CCK or ATR?

In the previous week, Crown had 11 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Crown and 15 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Crown's score of 1.10 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crown	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AptarGroup	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 better 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	0.87	$424M	$3.56	24.47
AptarGroup	$3.58B	2.73	$374.54M	$5.54	26.54

Do analysts rate CCK or ATR?

Crown presently has a consensus price target of $106.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.70%. AptarGroup has a consensus price target of $181.60, suggesting a potential upside of 23.53%. 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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

AptarGroup beats Crown on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.