Graphic Packaging (GPK) Competitors $22.00 +0.04 (+0.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.01 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 07:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GPK vs. ATR, MYE, PKG, SEE, SON, UFPT, AVY, AMCR, GEF.B, and GEFShould you be buying Graphic Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graphic Packaging include AptarGroup (ATR), Myers Industries (MYE), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Sealed Air (SEE), Sonoco Products (SON), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Avery Dennison (AVY), Amcor (AMCR), Greif Bros. (GEF.B), and Greif (GEF). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Graphic Packaging vs. Its Competitors AptarGroup Myers Industries Packaging Corporation of America Sealed Air Sonoco Products UFP Technologies Avery Dennison Amcor Greif Bros. Greif AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts rate ATR or GPK? AptarGroup currently has a consensus target price of $180.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.07%. Graphic Packaging has a consensus target price of $26.88, suggesting a potential upside of 22.13%. Given Graphic Packaging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than AptarGroup.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AptarGroup 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Graphic Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has better earnings and valuation, ATR or GPK? Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AptarGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAptarGroup$3.58B2.86$374.54M$5.4828.30Graphic Packaging$8.81B0.75$658M$2.0510.73 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ATR or GPK? 88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ATR or GPK? In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 1 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 17 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Graphic Packaging's score of 0.18 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AptarGroup 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graphic Packaging 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, ATR or GPK? AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ATR or GPK a better dividend stock? AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. AptarGroup pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graphic Packaging pays out 21.5% 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 and Graphic Packaging has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Graphic Packaging is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ATR or GPK more profitable? AptarGroup has a net margin of 10.41% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 7.15%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 23.68% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AptarGroup10.41% 15.10% 8.37% Graphic Packaging 7.15%23.68%6.35% SummaryGraphic Packaging beats AptarGroup on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Graphic Packaging News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GPK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GPK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GPK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGraphic PackagingCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.64B$7.41B$7.69B$20.65BDividend Yield1.97%3.32%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio10.7317.4425.2127.29Price / Sales0.751.45113.6053.17Price / Cash5.079.9527.5622.28Price / Book2.193.464.384.60Net Income$658M$370.95M$797.00M$995.22M7 Day Performance-1.98%-3.14%0.51%-0.80%1 Month Performance2.33%1.74%5.08%3.55%1 Year Performance-21.24%-6.73%26.63%7.35% Graphic Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPKGraphic Packaging4.2738 of 5 stars$22.01+0.2%$26.88+22.1%-19.6%$6.64B$8.81B10.7323,000ATRAptarGroup4.515 of 5 stars$161.020.0%$178.60+10.9%+7.5%$10.63B$3.58B29.3813,500News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMYEMyers Industries4.4753 of 5 stars$15.26-1.7%$21.00+37.6%+4.7%$570.42M$836.28M54.502,700PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.009 of 5 stars$201.47-0.4%$211.80+5.1%+7.5%$18.13B$8.38B21.0715,400Upcoming EarningsSEESealed Air4.5538 of 5 stars$31.73-2.2%$38.00+19.8%-12.9%$4.67B$5.39B15.7116,400News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSONSonoco Products4.7679 of 5 stars$46.33-0.4%$56.25+21.4%-10.5%$4.57B$5.31B30.0828,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies1.2902 of 5 stars$241.07-3.4%$252.00+4.5%-25.8%$1.86B$504.42M29.514,335News CoverageAVYAvery Dennison4.8884 of 5 stars$180.39-1.6%$206.60+14.5%-19.1%$14.10B$8.76B20.7835,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAMCRAmcor4.509 of 5 stars$9.68+0.5%$11.30+16.7%-3.9%$13.99B$13.64B17.2941,000News CoveragePositive NewsGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$71.98-1.9%N/A+3.5%$3.42B$5.45B19.8812,000GEFGreif3.99 of 5 stars$68.70-1.5%$74.17+8.0%+8.0%$3.26B$5.45B19.3514,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AptarGroup Competitors Myers Industries Competitors Packaging Corporation of America Competitors Sealed Air Competitors Sonoco Products Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Avery Dennison Competitors Amcor Competitors Greif Bros. 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