Contrasting SIG Group (OTC:SIGCY) and Ball (NYSE:BALL)

Ball (NYSE:BALL) and SIG Group (OTC:SIGCY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Ball and SIG Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ball	1	9	3	0	2.15
SIG Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Ball presently has a consensus price target of $65.58, suggesting a potential upside of 2.86%. Given Ball’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ball is more favorable than SIG Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ball and SIG Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ball	$14.03 billion	1.43	$707.00 million	$2.24	28.46
SIG Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ball has higher revenue and earnings than SIG Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ball shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Ball and SIG Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ball	5.04%	23.81%	4.63%
SIG Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ball beats SIG Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ball

Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages. It also manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.

About SIG Group

SIG Group AG provides aseptic carton packaging systems and solutions for beverage and liquid food products. The company provides aseptic carton filling lines, aseptic carton sleeves and closures, bag-in-box, and spouted pouch, as well as spare parts, maintenance, digital, add-on, training, and other services. It primarily operates in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas. The company was formerly known as SIG Combibloc Group AG and changed its name to SIG Group AG in April 2022. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.