Side by Side

Compare

Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedToday1M Return

PKGPackaging Corp of America+ 1.14%− 5.51%
IPInternational Paper Co+ 2.20%− 10.16%

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

PKG− 5.5%IP− 10.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PKGPackaging Corp of America	IPInternational Paper Co
Return
Last Price	237.25	37.24
Daily Change	+ 1.14%	+ 2.20%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 5.51%	− 10.16%
Valuation
Market Cap	$21.1 B	$19.7 B
P/E Ratio	30.63	—
Dividend Yield	3.22%	5.62%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	7.3%	13.0%
Risk
Beta	0.81	0.98
52-Week Range	191.50 — $259.98	29.26 — $50.25
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials
Industry	Packaging	Packaging

Company

PKGMaterials · Packaging
IPMaterials · Packaging

Alpaca · SIPUpdated 02:0015 Minutes Delayed

To Understand This

P/E and the Valuation RatiosYou can't tell whether a stock is cheap or expensive by looking at its price.Diversification: How Many Baskets Are Enough?Owning ten different stocks is not the same as owning ten different risks.