AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR – Get Free Report) and Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
AptarGroup has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares AptarGroup and Ardagh Metal Packaging”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AptarGroup | $3.78 billion | 2.24 | $392.79 million | $5.53 | 24.06 |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | $5.50 billion | 0.56 | $11.00 million | $0.06 | 85.50 |
AptarGroup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ardagh Metal Packaging. AptarGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardagh Metal Packaging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for AptarGroup and Ardagh Metal Packaging, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AptarGroup | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.62 |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.14 |
AptarGroup presently has a consensus target price of $172.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.89%. Ardagh Metal Packaging has a consensus target price of $4.92, indicating a potential downside of 4.16%. Given AptarGroup’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Ardagh Metal Packaging.
Dividends
AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. AptarGroup pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays out 666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AptarGroup has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares AptarGroup and Ardagh Metal Packaging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AptarGroup | 9.22% | 13.31% | 6.96% |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | 0.68% | -27.93% | 3.09% |
Summary
AptarGroup beats Ardagh Metal Packaging on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AptarGroup
AptarGroup, Inc. designs and manufactures a range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing, and active material science solutions and services for the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home care, and food and beverage markets. The company operates through Aptar Pharma, Aptar Beauty, and Aptar Closures segments. It also provides pumps for nasal allergy treatments; and metered dose inhaler valves for respiratory ailments, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases; elastomer for injectable primary packaging components; and active material science solutions. In addition, the company offers dispensing pumps, closures, elastomeric components, and aerosol valves to the digital health solutions. It primarily sells its products and services in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. AptarGroup, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
About Ardagh Metal Packaging
Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A., together with its subsidiaries, supplies consumer metal beverage cans in Europe, the United States, and Brazil. Its products are used in various end-use categories, including beer, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, hard seltzers, juices, pre-mixed cocktails, teas, sparkling waters, and wine. The company serves beverage producers. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. is a subsidiary of Ardagh Group S.A.
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