Virco Manufacturing (VIRC) Competitors $7.30 +0.30 (+4.29%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.38 +0.08 (+1.03%) As of 10/17/2025 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIRC vs. MAGN, MERC, DSY, ILAG, ITP, SUZ, REYN, SLVM, MLKN, and MATVShould you be buying Virco Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virco Manufacturing include Magnera (MAGN), Mercer International (MERC), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), IT Tech Packaging (ITP), Suzano (SUZ), Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN), Sylvamo (SLVM), MillerKnoll (MLKN), and Mativ (MATV). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry. Virco Manufacturing vs. Its Competitors Magnera Mercer International Big Tree Cloud Intelligent Living Application Group IT Tech Packaging Suzano Reynolds Consumer Products Sylvamo MillerKnoll Mativ Virco Manufacturing (NASDAQ:VIRC) and Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VIRC or MAGN? Virco Manufacturing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Magnera. Magnera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virco Manufacturing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirco Manufacturing$236.93M0.49$21.64M$0.878.39Magnera$332.10M0.97-$15.25M-$7.64-1.19 Does the media favor VIRC or MAGN? In the previous week, Virco Manufacturing and Virco Manufacturing both had 4 articles in the media. Virco Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Magnera's score of 0.27 indicating that Virco Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virco Manufacturing 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Magnera 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VIRC or MAGN? 31.0% of Virco Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Virco Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, VIRC or MAGN? Virco Manufacturing has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VIRC or MAGN more profitable? Virco Manufacturing has a net margin of 5.74% compared to Magnera's net margin of -4.98%. Virco Manufacturing's return on equity of 12.04% beat Magnera's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virco Manufacturing5.74% 12.04% 6.85% Magnera -4.98%-9.57%-3.49% Do analysts prefer VIRC or MAGN? Virco Manufacturing presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 132.88%. Magnera has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 81.52%. Given Virco Manufacturing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Virco Manufacturing is more favorable than Magnera.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virco Manufacturing 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Magnera 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 SummaryVirco Manufacturing beats Magnera on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virco Manufacturing News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIRC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VIRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirco ManufacturingFURNITURE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$110.33M$626.76M$8.31B$10.48BDividend Yield1.43%4.11%3.12%4.80%P/E Ratio8.398.0718.0227.09Price / Sales0.492.016.53181.08Price / Cash4.188.2016.1161.22Price / Book1.092.834.906.52Net Income$21.64M-$10.34M$256.64M$276.75M7 Day Performance9.12%1.63%0.77%1.97%1 Month Performance-9.88%-7.09%-5.80%2.23%1 Year Performance-50.74%-9.02%31.93%35.58% Virco Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIRCVirco Manufacturing3.1692 of 5 stars$7.30+4.3%$17.00+132.9%-49.8%$110.33M$236.93M8.39820News CoveragePositive NewsMAGNMagnera1.6014 of 5 stars$10.20+2.6%$17.50+71.6%N/A$353.86M$332.10M-1.333,250Analyst ForecastMERCMercer International4.078 of 5 stars$2.60-0.8%$4.25+63.5%-64.0%$175.49M$2.04B-1.603,320Analyst RevisionDSYBig Tree CloudN/A$0.81-4.3%N/A-87.5%$73.93M$7.32M0.0082Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownILAGIntelligent Living Application Group1.5648 of 5 stars$0.62+6.4%N/A-37.8%$10.52M$7.51M0.00370Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownITPIT Tech Packaging0.8681 of 5 stars$0.26+6.4%N/A-5.4%$4.42M$78.42M-0.27370Short Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUZSuzano2.1896 of 5 stars$8.88+0.8%N/A-9.0%$11.67B$8.79B7.8623,980Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsREYNReynolds Consumer Products3.7431 of 5 stars$23.43+0.3%$26.75+14.2%-22.4%$4.91B$3.70B15.726,400Positive NewsSLVMSylvamo3.3031 of 5 stars$42.68+3.6%$71.00+66.4%-51.8%$1.66B$3.55B8.166,500MLKNMillerKnoll4.3705 of 5 stars$16.50+0.2%N/A-34.9%$1.13B$3.67B-66.0010,382Analyst ForecastMATVMativ2.3316 of 5 stars$10.39+6.9%$10.00-3.8%-38.0%$531.42M$1.98B-1.245,100News CoverageShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MAGN Competitors MERC Competitors DSY Competitors ILAG Competitors ITP Competitors SUZ Competitors REYN Competitors SLVM Competitors MLKN Competitors MATV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VIRC) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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