DS Smith (SMDS) Competitors

Smurfit Kappa Group (LON:SKG) and DS Smith (LON:SMDS) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, SKG or SMDS?

Smurfit Kappa Group has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DS Smith has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SKG or SMDS?

Smurfit Kappa Group has higher revenue and earnings than DS Smith. DS Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Kappa Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smurfit Kappa Group	£11.27B	0.79	£758M	£2.50	1,359.20
DS Smith	£7.43B	0.64	£463M	£0.34	1,010.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKG or SMDS?

DS Smith received 425 more outperform votes than Smurfit Kappa Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.54% of users gave Smurfit Kappa Group an outperform vote while only 67.06% of users gave DS Smith an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smurfit Kappa Group	Outperform Votes 251 72.54%	Underperform Votes 95 27.46%
DS Smith	Outperform Votes 676 67.06%	Underperform Votes 332 32.94%

Is SKG or SMDS a better dividend stock?

Smurfit Kappa Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 131 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. DS Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Smurfit Kappa Group pays out 5,240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DS Smith pays out 5,294.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to SKG or SMDS?

In the previous week, DS Smith had 5 more articles in the media than Smurfit Kappa Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DS Smith and 0 mentions for Smurfit Kappa Group. DS Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Smurfit Kappa Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Smurfit Kappa Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smurfit Kappa Group	Positive
DS Smith	Neutral

Is SKG or SMDS more profitable?

Smurfit Kappa Group has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Smurfit Kappa Group's net margin of 6.37%. DS Smith's return on equity of 14.31% beat Smurfit Kappa Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smurfit Kappa Group	6.72%	14.31%	6.89%
DS Smith	6.37%	10.77%	4.39%

Do analysts rate SKG or SMDS?

Smurfit Kappa Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,615, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. DS Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 386.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.43%. Given Smurfit Kappa Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DS Smith is more favorable than Smurfit Kappa Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smurfit Kappa Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DS Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SKG or SMDS?

73.3% of Smurfit Kappa Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DS Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Smurfit Kappa Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DS Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Smurfit Kappa Group beats DS Smith on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.