Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO – Get Rating) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Eightco and Graphic Packaging’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% |
| Graphic Packaging | 6.46% | 38.99% | 7.81% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Eightco and Graphic Packaging’s top-line revenue, earnings per share 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 |
| Graphic Packaging | $9.44 billion | 0.81 | $522.00 million | $2.00 | 12.50 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
9.6% of Eightco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Eightco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Eightco and Graphic Packaging, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eightco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Graphic Packaging | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.14 |
Graphic Packaging has a consensus price target of $29.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Graphic Packaging’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Eightco.
Summary
Graphic Packaging beats Eightco on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Eightco
Cryptyde Inc. is focused on leveraging blockchain technologies to disrupt consumer facing industries. Cryptyde Inc. is based in SAFETY HARBOR, Florida.
About Graphic Packaging
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. engages in the provision of paper-based packaging solutions for a variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. It operates through the following business segments: Paperboard Mills, Americas Paperboard Packaging, Europe Paperboard Packaging, and Corporate and Other. The Paperboard Mills segment includes the eight North American paperboard mills which produce coated unbleached kraft paperboard and coated-recycled paperboard. The Americas Paperboard Packaging segment consists of paperboard folding cartons sold to consumer-packaged goods companies serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets in the Americas. The Europe Paperboard Packaging segment provides paperboard folding cartons sold to consumer-packaged goods companies serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets in Europe. The Corporate and Other segment deals with the Pacific Rim and Australia operating segments and unallocated corporate and one-time costs. The company was founded on December 28, 1992, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
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