Eastman Kodak (KODK) Competitors

Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) and MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer KODK or MBC?

MasterBrand has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.53%. Given MasterBrand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than Eastman Kodak.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Kodak	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
MasterBrand	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KODK or MBC?

33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of MasterBrand shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of MasterBrand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KODK or MBC?

Eastman Kodak has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasterBrand has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, KODK or MBC?

MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than Eastman Kodak. Eastman Kodak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MasterBrand, 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
Eastman Kodak	$1.04B	0.42	$102M	$0.49	11.15
MasterBrand	$2.70B	0.58	$125.90M	$0.72	17.28

Is KODK or MBC more profitable?

MasterBrand has a net margin of 3.37% compared to Eastman Kodak's net margin of 1.06%. MasterBrand's return on equity of 11.88% beat Eastman Kodak's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Kodak	1.06%	2.16%	0.75%
MasterBrand	3.37%	11.88%	5.28%

Does the media prefer KODK or MBC?

In the previous week, MasterBrand had 4 more articles in the media than Eastman Kodak. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MasterBrand and 11 mentions for Eastman Kodak. MasterBrand's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Eastman Kodak's score of -0.04 indicating that MasterBrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastman Kodak	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MasterBrand	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

MasterBrand beats Eastman Kodak on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.