Sealed Air (SEE) Competitors

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) and Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor GPK or SEE?

In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 2 more articles in the media than Sealed Air. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 9 mentions for Sealed Air. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Sealed Air's score of 0.69 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sealed Air	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GPK or SEE?

Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than Sealed Air. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sealed Air, 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	0.91	$658M	$2.16	12.37
Sealed Air	$5.39B	0.81	$341.60M	$1.81	16.66

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPK or SEE?

Graphic Packaging received 29 more outperform votes than Sealed Air when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote while only 55.35% of users gave Sealed Air an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 515 63.98%	Underperform Votes 290 36.02%
Sealed Air	Outperform Votes 486 55.35%	Underperform Votes 392 44.65%

Is GPK or SEE more profitable?

Graphic Packaging has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Sealed Air's net margin of 7.34%. Sealed Air's return on equity of 74.21% beat Graphic Packaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graphic Packaging	7.47%	25.96%	6.81%
Sealed Air	7.34%	74.21%	6.58%

Do analysts prefer GPK or SEE?

Graphic Packaging currently has a consensus price target of $31.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.68%. Sealed Air has a consensus price target of $40.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.51%. Given Sealed Air's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sealed Air is more favorable than Graphic Packaging.

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
Sealed Air	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Which has more volatility and risk, GPK or SEE?

Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sealed Air has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GPK or SEE?

99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Sealed Air shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% 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 GPK or SEE a better dividend stock?

Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Sealed Air pays an annual dividend of $0.80 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. Sealed Air pays out 44.2% 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.

Summary

Graphic Packaging beats Sealed Air on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.