O-I Glass (NYSE:OI – Get Free Report) and Ranpak (NYSE:PACK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares O-I Glass and Ranpak’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| O-I Glass | -18.13% | 10.40% | 1.43% |
| Ranpak | -9.09% | -7.18% | -3.41% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for O-I Glass and Ranpak, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| O-I Glass | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.11 |
| Ranpak | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
O-I Glass currently has a consensus price target of $9.06, suggesting a potential upside of 41.07%. Ranpak has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 85.33%. Given Ranpak’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ranpak is more favorable than O-I Glass.
Risk & Volatility
O-I Glass has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranpak has a beta of 3.14, indicating that its share price is 214% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.2% of O-I Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of Ranpak shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of O-I Glass shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Ranpak shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares O-I Glass and Ranpak”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| O-I Glass | $6.43 billion | 0.15 | -$129.00 million | ($7.52) | -0.85 |
| Ranpak | $395.00 million | 0.82 | -$38.30 million | ($0.44) | -8.58 |
Ranpak has lower revenue, but higher earnings than O-I Glass. Ranpak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than O-I Glass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Ranpak beats O-I Glass on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About O-I Glass
O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. It is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, the company offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. It sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Perrysburg, Ohio.
About Ranpak
Ranpak Holdings Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides product protection solutions and end-of-line automation solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company offers protective packaging solutions, such as void-fill protective systems that convert paper to fill empty spaces in secondary packages and protect objects under the FillPak brand; cushioning protective systems, which convert paper into cushioning pads under the PadPak brand; and wrapping protective systems that create pads or paper mesh to wrap and protect fragile items, as well as to line boxes and provide separation when shipping various objects under the WrapPak, Geami, and ReadyRoll brands, as well as cold chain products, which are used to provide insulation for goods. It also offers end-of-line packaging automation products, which help end users automate the void filling and box closure processes after product packing is complete. The company sells its products to end users primarily through a distributor network, and directly to select end-users. Ranpak Holdings Corp. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Concord Township, Ohio.
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