IP vs. SUZ, WRK, EMN, SQM, ALB, MOS, AU, CF, CLF, and GFI
Should you be buying International Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Paper include Suzano (SUZ), WestRock (WRK), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Albemarle (ALB), Mosaic (MOS), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), CF Industries (CF), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), and Gold Fields (GFI). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
International Paper (NYSE:IP) and Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.
International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. International Paper pays out 377.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Suzano pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzano is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
International Paper received 679 more outperform votes than Suzano when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.13% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote.
In the previous week, International Paper had 24 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for International Paper and 6 mentions for Suzano. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Suzano's score of -0.05 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Suzano has a net margin of 35.19% compared to International Paper's net margin of 0.93%. Suzano's return on equity of 33.35% beat International Paper's return on equity.
Suzano has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Paper. Suzano is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
82.0% of International Paper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Suzano shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
International Paper presently has a consensus target price of $37.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.74%. Given International Paper's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe International Paper is more favorable than Suzano.
International Paper has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzano has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
International Paper and Suzano tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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