Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) and Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO) Head to Head Contrast

Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO – Get Rating) and Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Eightco and Packaging Co. of America’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eightco	$31.82 million	0.14	-$47.26 million	N/A	N/A
Packaging Co. of America	$8.48 billion	1.35	$1.03 billion	$10.42	12.21

Packaging Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than Eightco.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.6% of Eightco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Packaging Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Eightco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Packaging Co. of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Eightco and Packaging Co. of America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eightco	-218.45%	-574.35%	-108.36%
Packaging Co. of America	11.61%	25.59%	12.01%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Eightco and Packaging Co. of America, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eightco	0	0	0	0	N/A
Packaging Co. of America	2	3	1	0	1.83

Packaging Co. of America has a consensus price target of $127.29, suggesting a potential upside of 0.07%. Given Packaging Co. of America’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Packaging Co. of America is more favorable than Eightco.

Summary

Packaging Co. of America beats Eightco on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eightco

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Cryptyde Inc. is focused on leveraging blockchain technologies to disrupt consumer facing industries. Cryptyde Inc. is based in SAFETY HARBOR, Florida.

About Packaging Co. of America

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Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of container products. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers. The Corporate and Other segment focuses on transportation assets, such as rail cars, and trucks. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.