Ball (NYSE:BALL – Get Free Report) and RPC Group (OTCMKTS:RPCGF – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Ball has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC Group has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ball | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
| RPC Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ball currently has a consensus target price of $71.69, suggesting a potential upside of 13.03%. Given Ball’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ball is more favorable than RPC Group.
Profitability
This table compares Ball and RPC Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ball | 6.61% | 18.76% | 5.35% |
| RPC Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ball and RPC Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ball | $13.16 billion | 1.28 | $912.00 million | $3.46 | 18.33 |
| RPC Group | $4.97 billion | 0.85 | $336.18 million | N/A | N/A |
Ball has higher revenue and earnings than RPC Group.
Summary
Ball beats RPC Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ball
Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages. It also manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
About RPC Group
RPC Group Plc operates as a plastic product design and engineering company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Packaging and Non-Packaging. The Packaging segment designs plastic packaging for end markets, including the food, beverage, personal care, and healthcare markets; and designs and manufactures other plastic products, such as containers for surface coatings comprising paint pots and vaping accessories. It sells its products directly to the brands, as well as to retailers or fillers. The Non-Packaging segment designs and manufactures a range of plastic products that include temporary storage systems for waste and recycling; and technical components for the automotive and heavy vehicles industries. It also makes moulds, which are used to make plastic components and packaging products. This segment sells its products to intermediaries. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rushden, the United Kingdom.
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