MNDI vs. CRPR, ANTO, FRES, S32, EDV, AUY, CRDA, KAZ, JMAT, and HOC
Should you be buying Mondi stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondi include James Cropper (CRPR), Antofagasta (ANTO), Fresnillo (FRES), South32 (S32), Endeavour Mining (EDV), Yamana Gold (AUY), Croda International (CRDA), KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), and Hochschild Mining (HOC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Mondi vs. Its Competitors
James Cropper (LON:CRPR) and Mondi (LON:MNDI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
James Cropper pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Mondi pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. James Cropper pays out -16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondi pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Mondi has higher revenue and earnings than James Cropper. James Cropper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondi, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mondi has a consensus price target of GBX 1,550, suggesting a potential upside of 31.20%. Given Mondi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mondi is more favorable than James Cropper.
15.6% of James Cropper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Mondi shares are held by institutional investors. 41.1% of James Cropper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Mondi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mondi has a net margin of 5.45% compared to James Cropper's net margin of -3.88%. Mondi's return on equity of 7.41% beat James Cropper's return on equity.
James Cropper has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondi has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Mondi had 6 more articles in the media than James Cropper. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mondi and 1 mentions for James Cropper. Mondi's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat James Cropper's score of 0.03 indicating that Mondi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Mondi beats James Cropper on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MNDI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff