Mativ (MATV) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MATV or MAGN?

Mativ has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MATV or MAGN?

Mativ presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 92.31%. Magnera has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.21%. Given Mativ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Mativ is more favorable than Magnera.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Magnera	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor MATV or MAGN?

In the previous week, Magnera had 12 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Magnera and 1 mentions for Mativ. Magnera's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Mativ's score of 0.89 indicating that Magnera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mativ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnera	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MATV or MAGN?

Magnera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mativ. Mativ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnera, 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	0.14	-$309.50M	-$0.90	-5.78
Magnera	$1.31B	0.40	-$60M	-$18.34	-0.81

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

94.9% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mativ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MATV or MAGN more profitable?

Mativ has a net margin of -2.46% compared to Magnera's net margin of -6.97%. Mativ's return on equity of 3.86% beat Magnera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mativ	-2.46%	3.86%	1.32%
Magnera	-6.97%	-10.62%	-3.97%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MATV or MAGN?

Mativ and Magnera both received 2 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Magnera an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Mativ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mativ	Outperform Votes 2 50.00%	Underperform Votes 2 50.00%
Magnera	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Summary

Mativ and Magnera tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.