Head to Head Review: Ranpak (PACK) vs. Its Competitors

Ranpak (NYSE:PACK) is one of 15 publicly-traded companies in the “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Ranpak to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.9% of Ranpak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of shares of all “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Ranpak shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of shares of all “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Ranpak and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranpak	0	2	1	0	2.33
Ranpak Competitors	129	889	912	25	2.43

Ranpak presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.93%. As a group, “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” companies have a potential upside of 12.94%. Given Ranpak’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ranpak is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Ranpak and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranpak	-5.74%	-3.87%	-1.92%
Ranpak Competitors	5.83%	21.92%	6.53%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ranpak and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ranpak	$368.90 million	-$21.50 million	-13.92
Ranpak Competitors	$5.78 billion	$370.95 million	17.70

Ranpak’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Ranpak. Ranpak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Ranpak has a beta of 2.69, indicating that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranpak’s peers have a beta of 0.97, indicating that their average stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ranpak peers beat Ranpak on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Ranpak Company Profile

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.