Mativ (MATV) Competitors

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

Is MATV or SLVM a better dividend stock?

Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Mativ pays out -4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sylvamo pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mativ has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Sylvamo has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Sylvamo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MATV or SLVM?

Mativ has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvamo has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MATV or SLVM?

Mativ currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.88%. Sylvamo has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.59%. Given Sylvamo's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than Mativ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mativ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Sylvamo	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MATV or SLVM?

95.0% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mativ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sylvamo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor MATV or SLVM?

In the previous week, Sylvamo had 9 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Sylvamo and 0 mentions for Mativ. Mativ's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Sylvamo's score of 1.40 indicating that Mativ is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mativ	Very Positive
Sylvamo	Positive

Is MATV or SLVM more profitable?

Sylvamo has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Mativ's net margin of -23.09%. Sylvamo's return on equity of 23.99% beat Mativ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mativ	-23.09%	4.12%	1.16%
Sylvamo	6.11%	23.99%	8.14%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MATV or SLVM?

Sylvamo has higher revenue and earnings than Mativ. Mativ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylvamo, 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
Mativ	$1.98B	0.34	-$48.70M	-$8.35	-1.49
Sylvamo	$3.77B	0.48	$302M	$5.23	8.51

Summary

Sylvamo beats Mativ on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.