MillerKnoll (MLKN) Competitors

MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) and Pactiv Evergreen (NASDAQ:PTVE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MLKN or PTVE?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MLKN or PTVE?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 8 more articles in the media than Pactiv Evergreen. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MillerKnoll and 0 mentions for Pactiv Evergreen. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pactiv Evergreen's score of 0.00 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	Positive
Pactiv Evergreen	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, MLKN or PTVE?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLKN or PTVE?

Pactiv Evergreen received 19 more outperform votes than MillerKnoll when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 41.03% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 13 59.09%	Underperform Votes 9 40.91%
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 32 41.03%	Underperform Votes 46 58.97%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MLKN or PTVE?

MillerKnoll has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pactiv Evergreen. Pactiv Evergreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MillerKnoll, 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
MillerKnoll	$3.60B	0.31	$82.30M	$0.42	38.62
Pactiv Evergreen	$5.15B	0.63	-$223M	-$0.77	-23.39

Do analysts recommend MLKN or PTVE?

Pactiv Evergreen has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential downside of 6.72%. Given Pactiv Evergreen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pactiv Evergreen is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pactiv Evergreen	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MLKN or PTVE more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Pactiv Evergreen's net margin of -3.16%. Pactiv Evergreen's return on equity of 14.41% beat MillerKnoll's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	1.81%	10.74%	3.59%
Pactiv Evergreen	-3.16%	14.41%	2.93%

Is MLKN or PTVE a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Pactiv Evergreen pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. MillerKnoll pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Pactiv Evergreen on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.