Comparing AptarGroup (ATR) & Its Competitors

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) is one of 70 public companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare AptarGroup to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares AptarGroup and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AptarGroup	6.69%	13.11%	6.76%
AptarGroup Competitors	-20.65%	5.08%	1.60%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for AptarGroup and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AptarGroup	0	3	5	0	2.62
AptarGroup Competitors	405	2395	3477	86	2.51

AptarGroup currently has a consensus price target of $164.14, suggesting a potential upside of 14.69%. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies have a potential upside of 39.53%. Given AptarGroup’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AptarGroup has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. AptarGroup pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out -80.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. AptarGroup lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of AptarGroup shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AptarGroup’s peers have a beta of 0.75, suggesting that their average stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AptarGroup and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AptarGroup	$3.78 billion	$392.79 million	34.74
AptarGroup Competitors	$6.02 billion	$199.65 million	12.14

AptarGroup’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than AptarGroup. AptarGroup is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

AptarGroup beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About AptarGroup

AptarGroup is a global provider of dispensing, packaging and drug-delivery solutions. Its products include pumps, aerosol valves, sprayers, closures and other components used to package and dispense products. The company serves customers in the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, food and beverage markets. Its pharmaceutical offerings include systems and components for delivering medicines through nasal, inhaled, ophthalmic and injectable applications, while its packaging solutions help consumer brands dispense and protect products.