AptarGroup vs Karat Packaging
ATR and KRT 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 KRT compare
AptarGroup is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Karat Packaging ($9.1B against $732M).
On earnings, Karat Packaging is cheaper: it trades at 15.6× trailing earnings, against 34.7× for AptarGroup.
Karat Packaging grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.0% versus 9.0% for AptarGroup).
Karat Packaging keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with 6.7% at AptarGroup.
Both pay dividends: AptarGroup yields 1.0% and Karat Packaging 5.0%.
Karat Packaging scores higher on the StockData Score (24 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 | KRT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.1B | $732M |
| Share price | $143.08 | $36.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.9% | 66.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 9.9% | 75.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 14K | 696 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 24 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.7× | 15.6× (better) |
| P/S | 2.3× | 1.5× (better) |
| P/B | 3.5× (better) | 4.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.1× | 10.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 30.8× | 11.4× (better) |
| PEG | 1.94 | 1.65 (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 8.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $129.16 | $44.98 |
| Margin of safety | −10.8% | 18.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% | 11.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | 9.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −36.3% | 56.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −34.0% | 57.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.9% (better) | 6.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.8% | 40.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.9% (better) | 11.8% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 9.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.4% | 12.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.9% | 29.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.4% | 33.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.14 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.49 (better) | −0.29 |
| Interest coverage | 7.2× | 34.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.50 | 1.83 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.18 | 6.22 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 5.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 46.2% | 76.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 114% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 3.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% | 5.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.6% | 35.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.78% | 57.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.1M | −$593K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 7.8% |
Go deeper
- ATR stock overview
- ATR income statement
- ATR valuation and score
- KRT stock overview
- KRT income statement
- KRT valuation and score
Other comparisons
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.