Steelcase (SCS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SCS or MLKN?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	0.59	$120.70M	$1.03	15.73
MillerKnoll	$3.67B	0.37	-$36.90M	-$0.56	-36.21

Does the media favor SCS or MLKN?

In the previous week, Steelcase had 15 more articles in the media than MillerKnoll. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Steelcase and 9 mentions for MillerKnoll. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Steelcase's score of 0.45 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steelcase	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MillerKnoll	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SCS or MLKN?

Steelcase presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Steelcase's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SCS or MLKN a better dividend stock?

Steelcase pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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.

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

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%

Summary

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