GLT vs. IP, CLW, SUZ, SLVM, MATV, MEC, ORN, SLND, CSTE, and SMID
Should you be buying Glatfelter stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Glatfelter include International Paper (IP), Clearwater Paper (CLW), Suzano (SUZ), Sylvamo (SLVM), Mativ (MATV), Mayville Engineering (MEC), Orion Group (ORN), Southland (SLND), Caesarstone (CSTE), and Smith-Midland (SMID).
Glatfelter (NYSE:GLT) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
International Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Glatfelter. Glatfelter 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 has a net margin of 0.93% compared to Glatfelter's net margin of -6.88%. International Paper's return on equity of 7.45% beat Glatfelter's return on equity.
76.9% of Glatfelter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Glatfelter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
International Paper has a consensus target price of $42.14, suggesting a potential downside of 7.09%. Given International Paper's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe International Paper is more favorable than Glatfelter.
International Paper received 485 more outperform votes than Glatfelter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 58.79% of users gave Glatfelter an outperform vote.
In the previous week, International Paper had 22 more articles in the media than Glatfelter. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for International Paper and 1 mentions for Glatfelter. Glatfelter's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat International Paper's score of 0.63 indicating that Glatfelter is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Glatfelter has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% 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.
Summary
International Paper beats Glatfelter on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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