WRK vs. IP, CF, SQM, SUZ, GFI, BG, EMN, ALB, AU, and RS
Should you be buying WestRock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WestRock include International Paper (IP), CF Industries (CF), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Suzano (SUZ), Gold Fields (GFI), Bunge Global (BG), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Albemarle (ALB), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), and Reliance (RS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
WestRock (NYSE:WRK) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, International Paper had 12 more articles in the media than WestRock. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for International Paper and 7 mentions for WestRock. WestRock's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat International Paper's score of 0.56 indicating that WestRock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
WestRock has a net margin of 1.57% compared to International Paper's net margin of 0.93%. International Paper's return on equity of 7.45% beat WestRock's return on equity.
WestRock pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. WestRock pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
WestRock presently has a consensus target price of $47.60, suggesting a potential downside of 10.09%. International Paper has a consensus target price of $38.57, suggesting a potential downside of 5.09%. Given International Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Paper is more favorable than WestRock.
83.4% of WestRock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of WestRock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
WestRock has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Paper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WestRock. WestRock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Paper received 212 more outperform votes than WestRock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.13% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.59% of users gave WestRock an outperform vote.
Summary
International Paper beats WestRock on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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