Mativ (MATV) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MATV or MLKN?

95.0% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mativ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MATV or MLKN?

Mativ currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.42%. Given Mativ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mativ is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

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
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MATV or MLKN a better dividend stock?

Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Mativ pays out -4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MillerKnoll pays out -133.9% 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. Mativ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MATV or MLKN?

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

Does the media refer more to MATV or MLKN?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 5 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MillerKnoll and 2 mentions for Mativ. Mativ's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat MillerKnoll's score of 0.22 indicating that Mativ is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mativ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MillerKnoll	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MATV or MLKN?

MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Mativ. MillerKnoll is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mativ, 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	0.21	-$48.70M	-$8.20	-0.93
MillerKnoll	$3.67B	0.38	-$36.90M	-$0.56	-37.04

Is MATV or MLKN 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
Mativ	-22.70%	3.53%	1.11%
MillerKnoll	-1.01%	10.44%	3.40%

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Mativ on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.