Magnera (MAGN) Competitors

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) and MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MAGN or MLKN?

76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MAGN or MLKN?

In the previous week, Magnera had 3 more articles in the media than MillerKnoll. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Magnera and 3 mentions for MillerKnoll. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Magnera's score of -0.47 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magnera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MillerKnoll	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MAGN or MLKN?

Magnera presently has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.92%. Given Magnera's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magnera is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, MAGN or MLKN?

Magnera has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MillerKnoll. MillerKnoll is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnera, 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
Magnera	$332.10M	1.47	-$15.25M	-$7.64	-1.79
MillerKnoll	$3.67B	0.40	-$36.90M	-$0.56	-38.80

Which has more risk and volatility, MAGN or MLKN?

Magnera has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MAGN or MLKN more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of -1.01% compared to Magnera's net margin of -4.98%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.44% beat Magnera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnera	-4.98%	-9.57%	-3.49%
MillerKnoll	-1.01%	10.44%	3.40%

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Magnera on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.