Analyzing Ranpak (PACK) & Its Peers

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.9% of Ranpak shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of shares of all “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Ranpak shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of shares of all “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Ranpak has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranpak’s rivals have a beta of 0.98, indicating that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ranpak	$368.90 million	-$21.50 million	-13.79
Ranpak Competitors	$5.78 billion	$370.95 million	17.61

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

Profitability

This table compares Ranpak and its rivals’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Ranpak and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranpak	0	2	1	0	2.33
Ranpak Competitors	129	883	897	22	2.42

Ranpak presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.42%. As a group, “CONTNRS – PPR/PLS” companies have a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Ranpak’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ranpak is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Ranpak rivals 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.