O-I Glass (OI) & Its Rivals Head-To-Head Review

O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) is one of 70 public companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare O-I Glass to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

O-I Glass has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O-I Glass’ competitors have a beta of 0.75, meaning that their average stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for O-I Glass and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
O-I Glass	2	4	3	0	2.11
O-I Glass Competitors	404	2395	3477	86	2.51

O-I Glass presently has a consensus price target of $8.81, suggesting a potential upside of 79.66%. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies have a potential upside of 38.45%. Given O-I Glass’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe O-I Glass is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares O-I Glass and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
O-I Glass	$6.43 billion	-$129.00 million	-0.63
O-I Glass Competitors	$6.15 billion	$199.65 million	12.12

O-I Glass has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. O-I Glass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of O-I Glass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of O-I Glass 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares O-I Glass and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
O-I Glass	-18.89%	3.74%	0.43%
O-I Glass Competitors	-20.65%	5.08%	1.60%

Summary

O-I Glass competitors beat O-I Glass on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

O-I Glass Company Profile

O-I Glass, Inc. manufactures glass containers for food and beverage brands. Its products include bottles and jars used for beer, wine, spirits, nonalcoholic beverages, and food, serving customers across consumer and industrial markets. The company traces its roots to the Owens Bottle Company, established in 1903 by glassmaking innovator Michael J. Owens. It later became Owens-Illinois and adopted the O-I Glass name in 2020. O-I Glass serves customers in the Americas and Europe, with operations and sales activities across multiple countries.