Head to Head Survey: Tredegar (TG) vs. Its Peers

Tredegar (NYSE:TG) is one of 1,988 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Tredegar to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Tredegar has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tredegar’s rivals have a beta of 1.05, meaning that their average share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tredegar and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tredegar	$722.86 million	$33.48 million	8.00
Tredegar Competitors	$4.62 billion	$272.63 million	-24.93

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Tredegar and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tredegar	0	1	0	0	2.00
Tredegar Competitors	6311	22380	32000	1762	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 19.37%. Given Tredegar’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tredegar has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Tredegar and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tredegar	4.26%	14.52%	8.07%
Tredegar Competitors	-1,158,604,987,491,368,800.00%	-14.41%	-2.05%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.2% of Tredegar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Tredegar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tredegar rivals beat Tredegar on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Tredegar Company Profile

Tredegar Corporation manufactures and sells aluminum extrusions, polyethylene (PE) films, and plastic and polyester films in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Aluminum Extrusions, PE Films, and Flexible Packaging Films. The Aluminum Extrusions segment produces soft and medium strength alloyed aluminum extrusions, custom fabricated and finished aluminum extrusions for the building and construction, automotive and transportation, consumer durables, machinery and equipment, electrical and renewable energy, and distribution markets; and manufactures mill, anodized, and painted and alloyed aluminum extrusions to fabricators and distributors. The PE Films segment offers single- and multi-layer surface protection films for protecting components of flat panel and flexible displays that are used in televisions, monitors, notebooks, smart phones, tablets, e-readers, and digital signage under the UltraMask, ForceField, ForceField PEARL, Pearl A, and Obsidian brands. This segment provides polyethylene overwrap for bathroom tissue and paper towels, as well as polyethylene overwrap films and films for other markets. The Flexible Packaging Films segment offers polyester-based films for food packaging and industrial applications under the Ecophane and Sealphane brands. Tredegar Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.