O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) and Ranpak (NYSE:PACK) Head to Head Analysis

O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) and Ranpak (NYSE:PACK) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for O-I Glass and Ranpak, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
O-I Glass	2	4	3	0	2.11
Ranpak	1	1	2	0	2.25

O-I Glass currently has a consensus price target of $8.81, indicating a potential upside of 73.47%. Ranpak has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.24%. Given O-I Glass’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe O-I Glass is more favorable than Ranpak.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares O-I Glass and Ranpak”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
O-I Glass	$6.43 billion	0.12	-$129.00 million	($7.79)	-0.65
Ranpak	$395.00 million	0.69	-$38.30 million	($0.40)	-7.94

Ranpak has lower revenue, but higher earnings than O-I Glass. Ranpak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than O-I Glass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares O-I Glass and Ranpak’s 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%
Ranpak	-8.28%	-6.61%	-3.14%

Risk and Volatility

O-I Glass has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranpak has a beta of 3.14, meaning that its share price is 214% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.2% of O-I Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of Ranpak shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of O-I Glass shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Ranpak shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About O-I Glass

O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. It is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, the company offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. It sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Perrysburg, Ohio.

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.