SUZ vs. IP, SLVM, MATV, GLT, NEM, NUE, DOW, DD, AEM, and LYB
Should you be buying Suzano stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Suzano include International Paper (IP), Sylvamo (SLVM), Mativ (MATV), Glatfelter (GLT), Newmont (NEM), Nucor (NUE), DOW (DOW), DuPont de Nemours (DD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), and LyondellBasell Industries (LYB).
Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Suzano has higher earnings, but lower revenue than International Paper. Suzano is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, International Paper had 13 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for International Paper and 10 mentions for Suzano. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Suzano's score of 0.27 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
2.6% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
International Paper has a consensus target price of $42.14, indicating a potential downside of 6.66%. Given International Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Paper is more favorable than Suzano.
International Paper received 680 more outperform votes than Suzano when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.70% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote.
Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Suzano pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
Suzano has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Suzano has a net margin of 23.84% compared to International Paper's net margin of 0.93%. Suzano's return on equity of 20.82% beat International Paper's return on equity.
Summary
International Paper beats Suzano on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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