Ranpak (NYSE:PACK – Get Free Report) and Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Ranpak and Ardagh Metal Packaging, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ranpak | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.14 |
Ranpak presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.60%. Ardagh Metal Packaging has a consensus target price of $4.92, suggesting a potential downside of 3.02%. Given Ranpak’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ranpak is more favorable than Ardagh Metal Packaging.
Volatility & Risk
Insider & Institutional Ownership
85.9% of Ranpak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Ranpak shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Ranpak and Ardagh Metal Packaging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ranpak | -9.09% | -7.18% | -3.41% |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | 0.68% | -27.93% | 3.09% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ranpak and Ardagh Metal Packaging”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ranpak | $417.90 million | 0.92 | -$38.30 million | ($0.44) | -10.16 |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | $5.50 billion | 0.55 | $11.00 million | $0.06 | 84.50 |
Ardagh Metal Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than Ranpak. Ranpak 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.
Summary
Ranpak beats Ardagh Metal Packaging on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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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