BG vs. IP, GFI, ALB, CF, WRK, SQM, SUZ, CE, RS, and EMN
Should you be buying Bunge Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bunge Global include International Paper (IP), Gold Fields (GFI), Albemarle (ALB), CF Industries (CF), WestRock (WRK), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Suzano (SUZ), Celanese (CE), Reliance (RS), and Eastman Chemical (EMN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
International Paper (NYSE:IP) and Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends and valuation.
Bunge Global has higher revenue and earnings than International Paper. Bunge Global 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 208 more outperform votes than Bunge Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.18% of users gave Bunge Global an outperform vote.
International Paper currently has a consensus price target of $42.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.91%. Bunge Global has a consensus price target of $121.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.41%. Given International Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bunge Global is more favorable than International Paper.
International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Bunge Global pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bunge Global has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Bunge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bunge Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, International Paper had 13 more articles in the media than Bunge Global. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for International Paper and 10 mentions for Bunge Global. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Bunge Global's score of 0.66 indicating that Bunge Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bunge Global has a net margin of 3.22% compared to Bunge Global's net margin of 0.93%. International Paper's return on equity of 17.49% beat Bunge Global's return on equity.
International Paper has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bunge Global has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bunge Global beats International Paper on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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