Greif (GEF) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CCK or GEF?

90.9% of Crown shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Crown shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Greif shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCK or GEF?

Crown received 311 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 55.62% of users gave Greif an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crown	Outperform Votes 598 64.16%	Underperform Votes 334 35.84%
Greif	Outperform Votes 287 55.62%	Underperform Votes 229 44.38%

Which has better 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	$12.01B	0.94	$450M	$0.81	115.92
Greif	$5.22B	0.57	$359.20M	$4.60	13.61

Is CCK or GEF more profitable?

Greif has a net margin of 4.99% compared to Crown's net margin of 0.83%. Crown's return on equity of 24.57% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crown	0.83%	24.57%	4.87%
Greif	4.99%	13.28%	4.24%

Does the media refer more to CCK or GEF?

In the previous week, Crown had 2 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Crown and 4 mentions for Greif. Crown's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Greif's score of 0.31 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crown	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Greif	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 3.4%. Crown pays out 123.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greif pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend CCK or GEF?

Crown currently has a consensus target price of $106.62, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Greif has a consensus target price of $76.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.46%. Given Greif's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greif is more favorable than Crown.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Greif	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, CCK or GEF?

Crown has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crown beats Greif on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.