Steelcase (SCS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MLKN or SCS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Steelcase	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MLKN or SCS?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Steelcase shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Steelcase shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, MLKN or SCS?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steelcase has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MLKN or SCS more profitable?

Steelcase has a net margin of 2.92% compared to MillerKnoll's net margin of -0.41%. Steelcase's return on equity of 13.00% beat MillerKnoll's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	-0.41%	10.96%	3.56%
Steelcase	2.92%	13.00%	5.45%

Is MLKN or SCS a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Steelcase pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. MillerKnoll pays out -300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steelcase pays out 38.8% 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.

Does the media prefer MLKN or SCS?

In the previous week, Steelcase had 3 more articles in the media than MillerKnoll. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Steelcase and 3 mentions for MillerKnoll. Steelcase's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat MillerKnoll's score of 0.42 indicating that Steelcase is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Steelcase	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, MLKN or SCS?

Steelcase has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
MillerKnoll	$3.76B	0.30	-$36.90M	-$0.25	-66.88
Steelcase	$3.26B	0.59	$120.70M	$1.03	16.30

Summary

Steelcase beats MillerKnoll on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.