Magnera (MAGN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAGN or MLKN?

MillerKnoll received 11 more outperform votes than Magnera when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Magnera an outperform vote while only 59.09% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magnera	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 13 59.09%	Underperform Votes 9 40.91%

Which has more volatility & risk, MAGN or MLKN?

Magnera has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MAGN or MLKN more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Magnera's net margin of -6.97%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.74% beat Magnera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnera	-6.97%	-10.62%	-3.97%
MillerKnoll	1.81%	10.74%	3.59%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MAGN or MLKN?

MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Magnera. Magnera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MillerKnoll, 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	$1.31B	0.40	-$60M	-$18.34	-0.80
MillerKnoll	$3.60B	0.31	$82.30M	$0.42	38.62

Do analysts recommend MAGN or MLKN?

Magnera presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.90%. Given Magnera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Magnera is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer MAGN or MLKN?

In the previous week, Magnera had 4 more articles in the media than MillerKnoll. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Magnera and 8 mentions for MillerKnoll. Magnera's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat MillerKnoll's score of 1.33 indicating that Magnera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magnera	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
MillerKnoll	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Magnera on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.