Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW – Get Free Report) and SIG Group (OTCMKTS:SIGCY – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Smurfit Westrock and SIG Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Smurfit Westrock | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.85 |
| SIG Group | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Smurfit Westrock and SIG Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Smurfit Westrock | $31.18 billion | 0.77 | $699.00 million | $0.94 | 48.97 |
| SIG Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Smurfit Westrock has higher revenue and earnings than SIG Group.
Profitability
This table compares Smurfit Westrock and SIG Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Smurfit Westrock | 1.59% | 4.60% | 1.85% |
| SIG Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Smurfit Westrock beats SIG Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Smurfit Westrock
Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland and internationally. The company produces containerboard that it converts into corrugated containers or sells to third parties, as well as produces other types of paper, such as consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board and graphic board, and other paper-based packaging products, such as consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper sacks, and other packaging products, including bag-in-box. It also produces linerboard and corrugated medium, paperboard, and non-packaging grades of paper, as well as converted products, such as folding cartons and corrugated boxes, and other products; recycled paper-based packaging products; and packaging machinery. The company primarily serves food and beverage, e-commerce, retail, consumer goods, industrial, and foodservice markets. Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
About SIG Group
SIG Group AG provides aseptic carton packaging systems and solutions for beverage and liquid food products. The company provides aseptic carton filling lines, aseptic carton sleeves and closures, bag-in-box, and spouted pouch, as well as spare parts, maintenance, digital, add-on, training, and other services. It primarily operates in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas. The company was formerly known as SIG Combibloc Group AG and changed its name to SIG Group AG in April 2022. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.
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