Sealed Air (SEE) Competitors

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) and Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, AMCR or SEE?

Amcor has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sealed Air has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMCR or SEE more profitable?

Amcor has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Sealed Air's net margin of 5.55%. Sealed Air's return on equity of 65.49% beat Amcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	5.99%	26.49%	6.11%
Sealed Air	5.55%	65.49%	6.50%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMCR or SEE?

45.1% of Amcor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Sealed Air shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Amcor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Sealed Air shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AMCR or SEE a better dividend stock?

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Sealed Air pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Amcor pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sealed Air pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Amcor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMCR or SEE?

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Sealed Air. Sealed Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amcor, 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
Amcor	$13.64B	1.00	$730M	$0.56	16.88
Sealed Air	$5.39B	0.85	$264.70M	$2.02	15.36

Does the media refer more to AMCR or SEE?

In the previous week, Sealed Air had 1 more articles in the media than Amcor. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sealed Air and 19 mentions for Amcor. Amcor's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Sealed Air's score of 0.75 indicating that Amcor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amcor	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sealed Air	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate AMCR or SEE?

Amcor currently has a consensus price target of $11.37, indicating a potential upside of 20.27%. Sealed Air has a consensus price target of $38.27, indicating a potential upside of 23.39%. Given Sealed Air's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sealed Air is more favorable than Amcor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amcor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Sealed Air	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Amcor beats Sealed Air on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.