Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) Competitors

Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) are both business supplies companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is REYN or SUZ more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 9.11% compared to Suzano's net margin of -2.43%. Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity of 16.87% beat Suzano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.11%	16.87%	7.27%
Suzano	-2.43%	-3.08%	-0.75%

Which has more volatility and risk, REYN or SUZ?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzano has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to REYN or SUZ?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 10 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 4 mentions for Suzano. Reynolds Consumer Products' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Suzano's score of 0.87 indicating that Reynolds Consumer Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reynolds Consumer Products	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Suzano	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, REYN or SUZ?

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Suzano. Suzano is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, 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
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70B	1.26	$352M	$1.60	13.85
Suzano	$49.50B	0.25	-$1.31B	-$0.14	-67.61

Do analysts prefer REYN or SUZ?

Reynolds Consumer Products currently has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.85%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Suzano.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Suzano	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in REYN or SUZ?

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is REYN or SUZ a better dividend stock?

Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzano pays out -185.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Suzano on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.