WRK vs. IP, SQM, EMN, ALB, CLF, MOS, CF, AU, BG, and X
Should you be buying WestRock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WestRock include International Paper (IP), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Albemarle (ALB), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Mosaic (MOS), CF Industries (CF), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Bunge Global (BG), and United States Steel (X). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
International Paper (NYSE:IP) and WestRock (NYSE:WRK) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.
International Paper has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WestRock has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Paper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WestRock. WestRock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. WestRock pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. International Paper pays out 225.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WestRock pays out -18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WestRock has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
82.0% of International Paper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of WestRock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of WestRock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, International Paper had 17 more articles in the media than WestRock. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for International Paper and 7 mentions for WestRock. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat WestRock's score of 0.33 indicating that WestRock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Paper received 213 more outperform votes than WestRock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.13% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.95% of users gave WestRock an outperform vote.
International Paper has a net margin of 1.52% compared to International Paper's net margin of -8.58%. WestRock's return on equity of 8.87% beat International Paper's return on equity.
International Paper currently has a consensus price target of $37.13, suggesting a potential upside of 10.75%. WestRock has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.14%. Given WestRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe International Paper is more favorable than WestRock.
Summary
International Paper beats WestRock on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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