Comparing TriMas (NASDAQ:TRS) and Huhtamäki Oyj (OTCMKTS:HOYFF)

Huhtamäki Oyj (OTCMKTS:HOYFF) and TriMas (NASDAQ:TRS) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.4% of Huhtamäki Oyj shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of TriMas shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of TriMas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Huhtamäki Oyj and TriMas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huhtamäki Oyj	0	0	0	0	0.00
TriMas	0	1	3	0	2.75

TriMas has a consensus price target of $41.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.88%. Given TriMas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TriMas is more favorable than Huhtamäki Oyj.

Profitability

This table compares Huhtamäki Oyj and TriMas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huhtamäki Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A
TriMas	104.22%	6.41%	3.71%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Huhtamäki Oyj and TriMas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Huhtamäki Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TriMas	$1.04 billion	1.36	$120.14 million	$24.03	1.65

TriMas has higher revenue and earnings than Huhtamäki Oyj.

Summary

TriMas beats Huhtamäki Oyj on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Huhtamäki Oyj

Huhtamäki Oyj provides packaging solutions in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Turkey, Australia, Thailand, Poland, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Finland, and internationally. It operates through Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania, North America, Flexible Packaging, and Fiber Packaging segments. The company offers beverage-to-go packaging solutions, which includes single and double-wall paper, coffee and cold drinks cups, cup carriers, lids, accessories and short run prints customized paper cups; food-to-go packaging solutions, such as trays, containers, clamshells, scoops, bowls, wraps, and various accessories for take-away and dining; and egg trays, egg cartons, fruit trays, and wine bottle separators. In addition, it provides beverage packaging consisting of multilayer films, wrappers, labels, pouches and various reclose and print options for coffee, tea, juice, energy drink, and alcoholic beverage packaging; packaged food comprising stand up pouches, food pouches, multilayer packaging, and foils for ice cream, soups, biscuits, confectionary, dry food, and other retail food. The company also offers ready-to-eat pet food packaging, such as retort pouches and barrier laminates, as well as open and reclosable bags, and pouches in aluminum foil and non-foil transparent structures; packaging and labels for personal and home care products including tube laminates for toothpaste and other tubes, blister packaging materials, and pharmaceutical packaging. In addition, it provides disposable food trays for ready-to-eat meals; hinged containers; and single-use tableware products, including plates, bowls, cups, and napkins under the Chinet brand. The company serves food and beverage companies, quick service and fast casual restaurants, foodservice operators, fresh produce packers, and retailers. Huhtamäki Oyj was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

About TriMas

TriMas Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of products for consumer products, aerospace, and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates through Packaging, Aerospace, and Specialty Products segments. The Packaging segment offers dispensing products, such as foaming and sanitizer pumps, lotion and hand soap pumps, beverage dispensers, perfume sprayers, and nasal and trigger sprayers; polymeric and steel caps and closures comprising food lids, flip-top and beverage closures, child resistance caps, drum and pail closures, and flexible spouts; polymeric jar products; integrated dispensers; bag-in-box products; and consumable vascular delivery and diagnostic test components under the Rieke, Taplast, Affaba & Ferrari, Intertech, Omega, and Rapak brands. The Aerospace segment provides fasteners, collars, blind bolts, rivets, ducting, and connectors for air management systems, and other highly-machined parts and components to original equipment manufacturers, supply chain distributors, and tier one suppliers, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)/aftermarket providers; and military and defense aerospace applications and platforms under the Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, Allfast Fastening Systems, Mac Fasteners, TFI Aerospace, RSA Engineered Products, and Martinic Engineering brands. The Specialty Products segment offers steel cylinders for use in the transportation, storage, and dispensing of compressed gases under the Norris Cylinder brand; natural gas powered wellhead engines, compressors, and replacement parts for oil and natural gas production, and other industrial and commercial markets under the Arrow brand; and spare parts for various industrial engines. It sells its products through a direct sales force, third-party agents, and distributors. TriMas Corporation was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.