Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) & NSK (OTCMKTS:NPSKY) Critical Analysis

NSK (OTCMKTS:NPSKY) and Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares NSK and Ardagh Metal Packaging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NSK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0.08%	-112.58%	2.44%

Volatility and Risk

NSK has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for NSK and Ardagh Metal Packaging, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NSK	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ardagh Metal Packaging	1	3	1	0	2.00

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a consensus target price of $3.84, suggesting a potential downside of 15.14%. Given Ardagh Metal Packaging’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ardagh Metal Packaging is more favorable than NSK.

Dividends

NSK pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays out -1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NSK and Ardagh Metal Packaging”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NSK	$5.23 billion	0.45	$70.27 million	N/A	N/A
Ardagh Metal Packaging	$4.91 billion	0.55	-$3.00 million	($0.04)	-113.13

NSK has higher revenue and earnings than Ardagh Metal Packaging.

Summary

Ardagh Metal Packaging beats NSK on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NSK

NSK Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells industrial machinery bearings, automotive products, and precision machinery and parts worldwide. Its products include ball bearings; roller bearings; bearing units; super precision bearings; bearings for steel industry, mining and construction, papermaking machines, and pumps and compressors; and bearings for special environments, including sanitary, corrosive, vacuum, cleanroom, high-temperature, non-magnetic requirement, and dust-contaminated environments. The company also provides automotive products, which comprise chassis products, such as electric power steerings, steering column and intermediate shafts, brake systems, and hub unit bearings; power train products comprising engine parts and electrical accessories, automatic and manual transmission, products for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, half toroidal CVT POWERTOROS units, and differential gear and propeller shafts. In addition, it offers precision machine components, including ball screws, linear guides, monocarriers, XY tables, and spindles; and accessories, including ball screw support bearings, air bearings, and clean grease, as well as support units for heavy and light loads, machine tools, and small equipment. Further, the company provides megatorque motors and maintenance services. It serves agriculture, automotive, cement, food processing machinery, industrial motor, gearbox, injection molding machine, machine tool, medical device, mining and construction, motorcycle, office equipment, palm oil, papermaking machinery, pump and compressor, railway, semiconductor, steel, sugar, and wind turbine industries. NSK Ltd. was incorporated in 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.