RYAM vs. MERC, FSTR, VZLA, IPI, PLL, AVD, DC, NL, TG, and ATLX
Should you be buying Rayonier Advanced Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rayonier Advanced Materials include Mercer International (MERC), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Vizsla Silver (VZLA), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), American Vanguard (AVD), Dakota Gold (DC), NL Industries (NL), Tredegar (TG), and Atlas Lithium (ATLX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) and Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.
Mercer International received 80 more outperform votes than Rayonier Advanced Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.46% of users gave Rayonier Advanced Materials an outperform vote while only 55.11% of users gave Mercer International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Mercer International had 6 more articles in the media than Rayonier Advanced Materials. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mercer International and 1 mentions for Rayonier Advanced Materials. Rayonier Advanced Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Mercer International's score of 0.68 indicating that Rayonier Advanced Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rayonier Advanced Materials has a beta of 3.03, meaning that its share price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercer International has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
68.6% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Mercer International shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Mercer International shares are held by 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.
Rayonier Advanced Materials currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Mercer International has a consensus price target of $9.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Rayonier Advanced Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rayonier Advanced Materials is more favorable than Mercer International.
Rayonier Advanced Materials has a net margin of -6.15% compared to Mercer International's net margin of -12.14%. Rayonier Advanced Materials' return on equity of -6.80% beat Mercer International's return on equity.
Rayonier Advanced Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mercer International. Rayonier Advanced Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercer International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Rayonier Advanced Materials beats Mercer International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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