Steelcase (SCS) Competitors

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

Is SCS or MLKN a better dividend stock?

Steelcase pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Steelcase pays out 38.8% 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. MillerKnoll is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SCS or MLKN more profitable?

Steelcase has a net margin of 3.84% compared to MillerKnoll's net margin of -1.01%. Steelcase's return on equity of 14.49% beat MillerKnoll's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steelcase	3.84%	14.49%	6.00%
MillerKnoll	-1.01%	10.44%	3.40%

Which has more risk and volatility, SCS or MLKN?

Steelcase has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SCS or MLKN?

Steelcase currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.28%. Given Steelcase's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Steelcase is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steelcase	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to SCS or MLKN?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 3 more articles in the media than Steelcase. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MillerKnoll and 4 mentions for Steelcase. Steelcase's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat MillerKnoll's score of 1.35 indicating that Steelcase is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steelcase	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
MillerKnoll	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SCS or MLKN?

92.4% of Steelcase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Steelcase shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SCS or MLKN?

Steelcase has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MillerKnoll. MillerKnoll is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steelcase, 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
Steelcase	$3.17B	0.61	$120.70M	$1.03	16.23
MillerKnoll	$3.67B	0.39	-$36.90M	-$0.56	-37.96

Summary

Steelcase beats MillerKnoll on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.