Mativ (MATV) Competitors

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

Is MLKN or MATV a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mativ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to MLKN or MATV?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 13 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MillerKnoll and 2 mentions for Mativ. Mativ's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat MillerKnoll's score of 0.44 indicating that Mativ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mativ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MLKN or MATV?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mativ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable 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	$3.67B	0.39	-$36.90M	$0.42	50.48
Mativ	$1.97B	0.21	-$48.70M	-$8.20	-0.92

Do analysts prefer MLKN or MATV?

Mativ has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.93%. Given Mativ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mativ is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

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

Is MLKN or MATV more profitable?

MillerKnoll has a net margin of -1.01% compared to Mativ's net margin of -22.70%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.44% beat Mativ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	-1.01%	10.44%	3.40%
Mativ	-22.70%	3.53%	1.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mativ has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Mativ on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.