Sylvamo (SLVM) Competitors

Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) are both mid-cap business supplies companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is REYN or SLVM more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 9.11% compared to Sylvamo's net margin of 7.71%. Sylvamo's return on equity of 32.60% beat Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.11%	16.87%	7.27%
Sylvamo	7.71%	32.60%	10.64%

Do analysts rate REYN or SLVM?

Reynolds Consumer Products presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.04%. Sylvamo has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.20%. Given Sylvamo's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than Reynolds Consumer Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Sylvamo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in REYN or SLVM?

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sylvamo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, REYN or SLVM?

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sylvamo. Sylvamo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, 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
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70B	1.25	$352M	$1.60	13.72
Sylvamo	$3.77B	0.55	$302M	$6.84	7.40

Does the media refer more to REYN or SLVM?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 7 more articles in the media than Sylvamo. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 4 mentions for Sylvamo. Reynolds Consumer Products' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Sylvamo's score of 0.06 indicating that Reynolds Consumer Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reynolds Consumer Products	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sylvamo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is REYN or SLVM a better dividend stock?

Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sylvamo pays out 26.3% 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. Sylvamo has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, REYN or SLVM?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvamo has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sylvamo beats Reynolds Consumer Products on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.