Analyzing Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) and Its Competitors

Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “METAL PROC&FABR” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Ardagh Metal Packaging to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0.08%	-112.58%	2.44%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors	-12.33%	-35.54%	1.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ardagh Metal Packaging and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardagh Metal Packaging	1	3	1	0	2.00
Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors	113	445	434	1	2.33

Ardagh Metal Packaging presently has a consensus target price of $3.64, suggesting a potential downside of 15.25%. As a group, “METAL PROC&FABR” companies have a potential upside of 16.43%. Given Ardagh Metal Packaging’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ardagh Metal Packaging has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardagh Metal Packaging’s competitors have a beta of 1.00, meaning that their average share price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardagh Metal Packaging	$4.91 billion	-$3.00 million	-107.38
Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors	$2.03 billion	$107.04 million	6.08

Ardagh Metal Packaging has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Ardagh Metal Packaging 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of shares of all “METAL PROC&FABR” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of shares of all “METAL PROC&FABR” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Ardagh Metal Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays out -1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “METAL PROC&FABR” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.7% and pay out 38.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ardagh Metal Packaging is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Ardagh Metal Packaging competitors 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.