MATV vs. SLVM, GSM, RYI, LAC, KOP, MTUS, SSRM, PRM, UAN, and CRML
Should you be buying Mativ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mativ include Sylvamo (SLVM), Ferroglobe (GSM), Ryerson (RYI), Lithium Americas (LAC), Koppers (KOP), Metallus (MTUS), SSR Mining (SSRM), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), CVR Partners (UAN), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Mativ (NYSE:MATV) and Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, Sylvamo had 2 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Sylvamo and 13 mentions for Mativ. Sylvamo's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Mativ's score of 0.27 indicating that Sylvamo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mativ pays out -6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sylvamo pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mativ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Sylvamo received 6 more outperform votes than Mativ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Mativ an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Sylvamo an outperform vote.
Mativ has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvamo has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sylvamo has higher revenue and earnings than Mativ. Mativ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylvamo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sylvamo has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.97%. Given Sylvamo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than Mativ.
Sylvamo has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Mativ's net margin of -15.56%. Sylvamo's return on equity of 32.81% beat Mativ's return on equity.
95.0% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Sylvamo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mativ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sylvamo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sylvamo beats Mativ on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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