MNDI vs. CRDA, S32, FRES, EDV, JMAT, WPM, ANTO, CRPR, CEY, and VSVS
Should you be buying Mondi stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondi include Croda International (CRDA), South32 (S32), Fresnillo (FRES), Endeavour Mining (EDV), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Antofagasta (ANTO), James Cropper (CRPR), Centamin (CEY), and Vesuvius (VSVS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Mondi (LON:MNDI) and Croda International (LON:CRDA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Croda International had 2 more articles in the media than Mondi. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Croda International and 3 mentions for Mondi. Croda International's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Mondi's score of 0.20 indicating that Croda International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
96.2% of Mondi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Mondi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mondi has higher revenue and earnings than Croda International. Mondi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croda International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Croda International has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Mondi's net margin of -2.09%. Mondi's return on equity of 8.44% beat Croda International's return on equity.
Mondi pays an annual dividend of GBX 62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Mondi pays out 6,326.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Croda International pays out 8,934.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mondi is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Mondi has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mondi presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,601.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.61%. Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 5,175, suggesting a potential upside of 9.92%. Given Croda International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Croda International is more favorable than Mondi.
Mondi received 361 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.40% of users gave Mondi an outperform vote while only 56.38% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.
Summary
Mondi beats Croda International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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