Mativ (MATV) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll received 12 more outperform votes than Mativ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.87% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Mativ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 14 60.87%	Underperform Votes 9 39.13%
Mativ	Outperform Votes 2 50.00%	Underperform Votes 2 50.00%

Do analysts rate MLKN or MATV?

Mativ has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.06%. Given Mativ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mativ is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mativ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mativ has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Mativ. Mativ 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
MillerKnoll	$3.60B	0.33	$82.30M	$0.42	41.29
Mativ	$1.97B	0.18	-$309.50M	-$8.20	-0.81

Is MLKN or MATV more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Mativ's net margin of -2.46%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.74% beat Mativ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	1.81%	10.74%	3.59%
Mativ	-2.46%	3.86%	1.32%

Does the media favor MLKN or MATV?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll and MillerKnoll both had 2 articles in the media. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Mativ's score of 0.56 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mativ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MLKN or MATV a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. MillerKnoll pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mativ pays out -4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mativ has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mativ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MLKN or MATV?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mativ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Mativ on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.