Comparing Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) & Intertape Polymer Group (OTCMKTS:ITPOF)

Intertape Polymer Group (OTCMKTS:ITPOF) and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Intertape Polymer Group has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amcor has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Intertape Polymer Group and Amcor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intertape Polymer Group	-0.50%	35.79%	9.19%
Amcor	3.06%	14.55%	4.57%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intertape Polymer Group and Amcor”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intertape Polymer Group	$1.53 billion	1.22	$67.81 million	($0.15)	-209.33
Amcor	$15.01 billion	1.45	$511.00 million	$1.43	33.00

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Intertape Polymer Group. Intertape Polymer Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amcor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.1% of Amcor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Amcor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Intertape Polymer Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Amcor pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Intertape Polymer Group pays out -453.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor pays out 181.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amcor has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Amcor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Intertape Polymer Group and Amcor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intertape Polymer Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amcor	0	6	7	1	2.64

Amcor has a consensus target price of $48.08, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. Given Amcor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amcor is more favorable than Intertape Polymer Group.

Summary

Amcor beats Intertape Polymer Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intertape Polymer Group

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. provides packaging and protective solutions for the industrial markets in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes; packaging equipment; industrial and performance specialty tapes, such as masking, duct, electrical, foil, process indicator, sheathing, sports, and reinforced filament tapes; protective packaging solutions, including inflatable systems, mailer products, bubble cushioning, paper void fills, thermal solutions, and protective foam roll stocks; stencil products; shrink films; stretch and lumber wraps; structure and geomembrane fabrics; non-manufactured flexible intermediate bulk containers; specialized polyolefin films; and engineered coated products for industrial and retail use. It sells its products through various distribution channels. The company serves food and beverage, general manufacturing, fulfillment/e-commerce, retail and transportation, building and construction, consumer, oil and gas, aerospace, marine, composites, moving and storage, general manufacturing, mailing, HVAC, and military and medical applications. Intertape Polymer Group Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.

About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries. The Rigid Packaging segment offers rigid containers for various beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads, and personal care items; and plastic caps for various applications. The company sells its products through its direct sales force. Amcor plc was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.