Critical Survey: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) versus Its Rivals

Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) is one of 70 publicly-traded companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Ardagh Metal Packaging to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardagh Metal Packaging	$6.26 billion	$11.00 million	52.50
Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors	$6.12 billion	$199.65 million	12.52

Ardagh Metal Packaging has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Ardagh Metal Packaging is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0.93%	-23.24%	3.02%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors	-20.64%	5.07%	1.60%

Dividends

Ardagh Metal Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays out 444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out -79.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Ardagh Metal Packaging and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0	5	1	0	2.17
Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors	401	2393	3471	86	2.51

Ardagh Metal Packaging presently has a consensus target price of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies have a potential upside of 38.43%. Given Ardagh Metal Packaging’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ardagh Metal Packaging has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardagh Metal Packaging’s rivals have a beta of 0.75, suggesting that their average stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ardagh Metal Packaging rivals beat Ardagh Metal Packaging on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

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.