Greif (GEF) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CCK or GEF?

Crown currently has a consensus target price of $105.69, indicating a potential upside of 21.02%. Greif has a consensus target price of $79.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.38%. Given Greif's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greif 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
Greif	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is CCK or GEF more profitable?

Greif has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Crown's net margin of 3.59%. Crown's return on equity of 25.12% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crown	3.59%	25.12%	5.23%
Greif	4.81%	11.84%	3.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCK or GEF?

Crown received 319 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.07% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 55.58% of users gave Greif an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crown	Outperform Votes 608 64.07%	Underperform Votes 341 35.93%
Greif	Outperform Votes 289 55.58%	Underperform Votes 231 44.42%

Is CCK or GEF a better dividend stock?

Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Crown pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif pays out 47.8% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCK or GEF?

Crown has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCK or GEF?

90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Greif shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCK or GEF?

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than Greif. Greif 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
Crown	$11.80B	0.89	$424M	$3.56	24.53
Greif	$5.45B	0.52	$268.80M	$4.52	13.26

Does the media favor CCK or GEF?

In the previous week, Crown had 10 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Crown and 3 mentions for Greif. Crown's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Greif's score of -0.50 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crown	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Greif	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Crown beats Greif on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.