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MATV vs. SLVM, MLKN, PACK, MAGN, RYAM, MERC, VIRC, ILAG, DSY, and ITP

Should you be buying Mativ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mativ include Sylvamo (SLVM), MillerKnoll (MLKN), Ranpak (PACK), Magnera (MAGN), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Mercer International (MERC), Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), Intelligent Living Application Group (ILAG), Big Tree Cloud (DSY), and IT Tech Packaging (ITP). These companies are all part of the "business supplies" industry.

Mativ vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Mativ had 5 more articles in the media than Sylvamo. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mativ and 2 mentions for Sylvamo. Mativ's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Sylvamo's score of 1.06 indicating that Mativ is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mativ$1.98B0.34-$48.70M-$8.35-1.47
Sylvamo$3.77B0.46$302M$5.238.30

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%

Mativ has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% 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.

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

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 4.1%. 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.

Mativ currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.80%. Sylvamo has a consensus price target of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.64%. Given Sylvamo's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Summary

Sylvamo beats Mativ on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MATV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MATV vs. The Competition

MetricMativCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$673.26M$15.70B$3.62B$21.48B
Dividend Yield3.28%1.89%5.06%3.53%
P/E Ratio-1.4753.47158.9629.70
Price / Sales0.343.1016,207.2051.59
Price / Cash3.5713.2724.2424.52
Price / Book0.783.266.804.58
Net Income-$48.70M$423.39M$149.32M$1.00B
7 Day Performance-0.69%-1.45%2.18%0.66%
1 Month Performance18.32%2.39%10.30%4.64%
1 Year Performance-31.01%11.32%44.99%15.96%

Mativ Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MATV
Mativ
3.5111 of 5 stars
$12.32
-1.0%
$10.00
-18.8%
-28.8%$673.26M$1.98B-1.475,100Positive News
SLVM
Sylvamo
3.7028 of 5 stars
$46.15
+0.5%
$71.00
+53.9%
-40.4%$1.86B$3.77B8.826,500Positive News
MLKN
MillerKnoll
3.4151 of 5 stars
$21.11
-0.7%
N/A-20.0%$1.43B$3.67B-37.7010,382Positive News
PACK
Ranpak
2.5745 of 5 stars
$5.29
+2.6%
$7.17
+35.4%
-21.8%$445.43M$368.90M-12.60880Short Interest ↑
MAGN
Magnera
1.8677 of 5 stars
$12.39
+0.6%
$17.50
+41.2%
N/A$441.44M$332.10M-1.622,980Positive News
RYAM
Rayonier Advanced Materials
2.9847 of 5 stars
$5.59
+0.6%
$6.00
+7.4%
-16.6%$373.20M$1.63B-0.842,350Positive News
MERC
Mercer International
4.0419 of 5 stars
$3.33
+2.8%
$4.25
+27.6%
-49.1%$223.05M$2.04B-2.043,320Positive News
VIRC
Virco Manufacturing
2.8364 of 5 stars
$8.61
-0.9%
$17.00
+97.4%
-43.2%$135.51M$266.24M6.83820Earnings Report
ILAG
Intelligent Living Application Group
1.4358 of 5 stars
$0.54
-2.3%
N/A-42.9%$9.35M$7.51M0.00370Positive News
Short Interest ↓
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DSY
Big Tree Cloud
N/A$1.07
0.0%
N/A-63.1%$5.35M$7.32M0.0082Positive News
Short Interest ↓
ITP
IT Tech Packaging
1.1111 of 5 stars
$0.20
-4.2%
N/A-3.6%$3.41M$78.42M-0.21370News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:MATV) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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