Greif (GEF) Competitors

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

Is GEF or ATR a better dividend stock?

Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Greif pays out 47.8% 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 increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, GEF or ATR?

Greif has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GEF or ATR?

In the previous week, AptarGroup had 6 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AptarGroup and 0 mentions for Greif. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Greif's score of 1.00 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greif	Positive
AptarGroup	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEF or ATR?

AptarGroup received 37 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.39% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote while only 55.58% of users gave Greif an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greif	Outperform Votes 289 55.58%	Underperform Votes 231 44.42%
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 326 57.39%	Underperform Votes 242 42.61%

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

45.7% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Greif shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are owned 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 GEF or ATR more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Greif's net margin of 4.81%. AptarGroup's return on equity of 14.92% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greif	4.81%	11.84%	3.74%
AptarGroup	9.40%	14.92%	8.01%

Do analysts prefer GEF or ATR?

Greif currently has a consensus target price of $79.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.05%. AptarGroup has a consensus target price of $190.60, suggesting a potential upside of 22.12%. Given Greif's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Greif is more favorable than AptarGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greif	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GEF or ATR?

AptarGroup has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greif. Greif 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
Greif	$5.45B	0.53	$268.80M	$4.52	13.60
AptarGroup	$3.49B	2.98	$284.49M	$4.98	31.34

Summary

AptarGroup beats Greif on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.