Graphic Packaging (GPK) Competitors

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) and Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, GPK or PKG?

Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Packaging Co. of America has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GPK or PKG more profitable?

Packaging Co. of America has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 7.47%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 25.96% beat Packaging Co. of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graphic Packaging	7.47%	25.96%	6.81%
Packaging Co. of America	9.60%	19.67%	9.19%

Does the media prefer GPK or PKG?

In the previous week, Packaging Co. of America had 17 more articles in the media than Graphic Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Packaging Co. of America and 9 mentions for Graphic Packaging. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Packaging Co. of America's score of 1.24 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graphic Packaging	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Packaging Co. of America	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GPK or PKG?

99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Packaging Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Packaging Co. of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GPK or PKG a better dividend stock?

Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Packaging Co. of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Graphic Packaging pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Packaging Co. of America pays out 56.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GPK or PKG?

Packaging Co. of America received 21 more outperform votes than Graphic Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.90% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote while only 59.29% of users gave Packaging Co. of America an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 515 63.90%	Underperform Votes 291 36.10%
Packaging Co. of America	Outperform Votes 536 59.29%	Underperform Votes 368 40.71%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GPK or PKG?

Packaging Co. of America has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Graphic Packaging. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Packaging Co. of America, 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
Graphic Packaging	$8.81B	0.84	$658M	$2.16	11.34
Packaging Co. of America	$8.38B	2.01	$805.10M	$8.93	20.95

Do analysts prefer GPK or PKG?

Graphic Packaging currently has a consensus target price of $31.37, indicating a potential upside of 28.05%. Packaging Co. of America has a consensus target price of $237.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.12%. Given Graphic Packaging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Packaging Co. of America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graphic Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Packaging Co. of America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Packaging Co. of America beats Graphic Packaging on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.