IP vs. CLW, GLT, SUZ, SLVM, MATV, APD, VALE, NEM, DOW, and NUE
Should you be buying International Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Paper include Clearwater Paper (CLW), Glatfelter (GLT), Suzano (SUZ), Sylvamo (SLVM), Mativ (MATV), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Vale (VALE), Newmont (NEM), DOW (DOW), and Nucor (NUE).
International Paper (NYSE:IP) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
International Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper 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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
International Paper received 305 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.14% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.93% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote.
Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 4.92% compared to International Paper's net margin of 0.93%. Clearwater Paper's return on equity of 17.35% beat International Paper's return on equity.
In the previous week, International Paper had 9 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for International Paper and 2 mentions for Clearwater Paper. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.00 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the media.
International Paper has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Paper currently has a consensus target price of $44.71, suggesting a potential downside of 1.10%. Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.45%. Given International Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Paper is more favorable than Clearwater Paper.
Summary
International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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