AptarGroup vs Armstrong World Industries
ATR and AWI side by side, both in miscellaneous plastics products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATR and AWI compare
AptarGroup is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Armstrong World Industries ($8.7B against $7.0B).
On earnings, Armstrong World Industries is cheaper: it trades at 22.8× trailing earnings, against 33.3× for AptarGroup.
AptarGroup grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.0% versus 8.6% for Armstrong World Industries).
Armstrong World Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.6% compared with 6.7% at AptarGroup.
Both pay dividends: AptarGroup yields 1.0% and Armstrong World Industries 0.82%.
Armstrong World Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 15 for AptarGroup), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATR | AWI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.7B | $7.0B |
| Share price | $137.20 | $166.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.4% | −13.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 4.3% | 49.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 14K | 2,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.3× | 22.8× (better) |
| P/S | 2.2× (better) | 4.1× |
| P/B | 3.3× (better) | 7.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.7× (better) | 13.3× |
| P/FCF | 29.6× | 28.5× (better) |
| PEG | 1.86 | 1.31 (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $128.41 | $180.13 |
| Margin of safety | −6.8% | 7.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% (better) | 8.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | 11.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −36.3% | 6.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −34.0% | 8.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.8% | 40.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.9% | 25.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 18.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.4% | 14.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.9% | 36.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.4% | 26.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.53 (better) | 0.56 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.49 | 0.74 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 7.2× | 14.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.50 | 1.52 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.10 | 6.77 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% (better) | 0.82% |
| Payout ratio | 46.2% | 18.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 9.3% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 4.1% (better) | 3.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.1% (better) | 3.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.3% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 0.78% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.8M | $100.0K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- ATR stock overview
- ATR income statement
- ATR valuation and score
- AWI stock overview
- AWI income statement
- AWI valuation and score
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