MNDI vs. CRDA, S32, FRES, EDV, JMAT, WPM, ANTO, CRPR, CEY, and VSVS
Should you be buying Mondi stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondi include Croda International (CRDA), South32 (S32), Fresnillo (FRES), Endeavour Mining (EDV), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Antofagasta (ANTO), James Cropper (CRPR), Centamin (CEY), and Vesuvius (VSVS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Croda International (LON:CRDA) and Mondi (LON:MNDI) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
68.5% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Mondi shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Croda International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Mondi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mondi has higher revenue and earnings than Croda International. Mondi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croda International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Croda International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,133.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Mondi has a consensus target price of GBX 1,502.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Mondi's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Croda International is more favorable than Mondi.
Croda International has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondi has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Mondi had 1 more articles in the media than Croda International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mondi and 3 mentions for Croda International. Mondi's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Croda International's score of -0.04 indicating that Croda International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Croda International has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Croda International's net margin of -2.09%. Croda International's return on equity of 8.44% beat Mondi's return on equity.
Mondi received 361 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.47% of users gave Mondi an outperform vote while only 56.32% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.
Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Mondi pays an annual dividend of GBX 62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Croda International pays out 8,934.4% 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 pays out 6,326.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Mondi beats Croda International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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