O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) & Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) Critical Comparison

Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) and O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O-I Glass has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Ardagh Metal Packaging and O-I Glass, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0	5	1	0	2.17
O-I Glass	2	4	3	0	2.11

Ardagh Metal Packaging currently has a consensus price target of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.28%. O-I Glass has a consensus price target of $8.81, suggesting a potential upside of 68.02%. Given O-I Glass’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe O-I Glass is more favorable than Ardagh Metal Packaging.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of O-I Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of O-I Glass shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and O-I Glass”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardagh Metal Packaging	$6.26 billion	0.45	$11.00 million	$0.09	51.94
O-I Glass	$6.43 billion	0.13	-$129.00 million	($7.79)	-0.67

Ardagh Metal Packaging has higher earnings, but lower revenue than O-I Glass. O-I Glass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardagh Metal Packaging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and O-I Glass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0.93%	-23.24%	3.02%
O-I Glass	-18.89%	3.74%	0.43%

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.

About O-I Glass

O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. It is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, the company offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. It sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Perrysburg, Ohio.