IP vs. SUZ, WRK, EMN, SQM, ALB, MOS, AU, CF, CLF, and GFI
Should you be buying International Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Paper include Suzano (SUZ), WestRock (WRK), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Albemarle (ALB), Mosaic (MOS), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), CF Industries (CF), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), and Gold Fields (GFI). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking and dividends.
Suzano has a net margin of 35.19% compared to Suzano's net margin of 1.52%. International Paper's return on equity of 33.35% beat Suzano's return on equity.
In the previous week, International Paper had 17 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for International Paper and 4 mentions for Suzano. Suzano's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat International Paper's score of 0.35 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Suzano has higher earnings, but lower revenue than International Paper. Suzano is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
2.6% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
International Paper received 679 more outperform votes than Suzano when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.13% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote.
Suzano has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Paper has a consensus target price of $37.13, suggesting a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Suzano's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Paper is more favorable than Suzano.
Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Suzano pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Paper pays out 225.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Suzano has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Suzano is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Suzano beats International Paper on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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