AptarGroup (ATR) Competitors

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) and Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, ATR or BERY?

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berry Global Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ATR or BERY?

Berry Global Group has higher revenue and earnings than AptarGroup. Berry Global Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AptarGroup, 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
AptarGroup	$3.49B	2.82	$284.49M	$4.66	31.87
Berry Global Group	$12.66B	0.55	$609M	$4.65	12.87

Is ATR or BERY more profitable?

AptarGroup has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Berry Global Group's net margin of 4.51%. Berry Global Group's return on equity of 26.79% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AptarGroup	8.83%	15.06%	7.80%
Berry Global Group	4.51%	26.79%	5.38%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATR or BERY?

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Berry Global Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Berry Global Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ATR or BERY a better dividend stock?

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Berry Global Group pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. AptarGroup pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Berry Global Group pays out 23.7% 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. Berry Global Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATR or BERY?

Berry Global Group received 214 more outperform votes than AptarGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.04% of users gave Berry Global Group an outperform vote while only 56.96% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AptarGroup	Outperform Votes 319 56.96%	Underperform Votes 241 43.04%
Berry Global Group	Outperform Votes 533 67.04%	Underperform Votes 262 32.96%

Does the media refer more to ATR or BERY?

In the previous week, Berry Global Group had 14 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Berry Global Group and 10 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Berry Global Group's score of 0.56 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berry Global Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ATR or BERY?

AptarGroup currently has a consensus price target of $160.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.18%. Berry Global Group has a consensus price target of $72.60, suggesting a potential upside of 21.28%. Given Berry Global Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Berry Global Group is more favorable than AptarGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AptarGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Berry Global Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

Berry Global Group beats AptarGroup on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.