SUZ vs. IP, SQM, CF, WRK, GFI, BG, ALB, EMN, RS, and AU
Should you be buying Suzano stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Suzano include International Paper (IP), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), CF Industries (CF), WestRock (WRK), Gold Fields (GFI), Bunge Global (BG), Albemarle (ALB), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Reliance (RS), and AngloGold Ashanti (AU). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
International Paper (NYSE:IP) and Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
International Paper has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzano has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Suzano has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
International Paper presently has a consensus price target of $38.57, indicating a potential downside of 2.40%. Given Suzano's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Paper is more favorable than Suzano.
In the previous week, International Paper had 7 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for International Paper and 18 mentions for Suzano. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Suzano's score of 0.42 indicating that Suzano is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Paper received 679 more outperform votes than Suzano when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.13% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote.
82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Suzano has a net margin of 23.84% compared to Suzano's net margin of 0.93%. International Paper's return on equity of 20.82% beat Suzano's return on equity.
Summary
International Paper and Suzano tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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