Acco Brands (ACCO) Competitors

Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) and Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) are both small-cap office services & supplies companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Does the media refer more to TILE or ACCO?

In the previous week, Interface and Interface both had 2 articles in the media. Interface's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Acco Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Interface is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interface	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Acco Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TILE or ACCO a better dividend stock?

Interface pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Acco Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Interface pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acco Brands pays out -26.5% 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. Acco Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TILE or ACCO more profitable?

Interface has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Acco Brands' net margin of -6.68%. Interface's return on equity of 17.73% beat Acco Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interface	6.48%	17.73%	7.19%
Acco Brands	-6.68%	15.48%	4.08%

Do analysts rate TILE or ACCO?

Interface currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.52%. Acco Brands has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.86%. Given Acco Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acco Brands is more favorable than Interface.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interface	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Acco Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TILE or ACCO?

98.3% of Interface shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Acco Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Interface shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Acco Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TILE or ACCO?

Interface has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acco Brands. Acco Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interface, 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
Interface	$1.32B	0.95	$86.95M	$1.45	14.72
Acco Brands	$1.67B	0.21	-$101.60M	-$1.13	-3.38

Which has more volatility & risk, TILE or ACCO?

Interface has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acco Brands has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Interface beats Acco Brands on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.