Mativ (NYSE:MATV – Get Free Report) and Magnera (NYSE:MAGN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Mativ and Magnera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mativ | -2.46% | 3.86% | 1.32% |
| Magnera | -6.97% | -10.62% | -3.97% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Mativ and Magnera, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mativ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Magnera | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mativ and Magnera”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mativ | $1.98 billion | 0.18 | -$309.50 million | ($0.90) | -7.24 |
| Magnera | $1.31 billion | 0.50 | -$60.00 million | ($18.34) | -1.02 |
Magnera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mativ. Mativ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.9% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mativ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Mativ has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mativ beats Magnera on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mativ
Mativ Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells specialty materials in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Technical Materials and Fiber-Based Solutions. The Advanced Technical Materials manufactures and sells various engineered polymer, resin and fiber-based substrates, nets, films, adhesive tapes, and other nonwovens for the filtration, protective solutions, release liners, and healthcare end-markets. This segment sells its products directly, as well as through sales agents and distributors. The Fiber-Based Solutions segment produces packaging and specialty paper products. This segment provides premium packaging products that are used for wine, spirits and beer labels, folding cartons, box wrap, bags, hang tags, and stored value cards servicing retail, cosmetics, spirits, and electronics end-use markets; and premium papers, which are used in commercial printing services, advertising collateral, stationery, corporate identity packages and brochures, direct mail, business cards, and other uses. It also offers branded paper-based products for the consumer channel, such as bright papers, cardstock, stationery paper, envelopes, journals, and planners. This segment distributes its products through authorized paper distributors, converters, retailers, and specialty business converters, as well as directly to end-users. The company was formerly known as Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and changed its name to Mativ Holdings, Inc. in July 2022. Mativ Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
About Magnera
Magnera’s purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. By continuously co-creating and innovating with our partners, we develop original material solutions that make a brighter future possible. With a breadth of technologies and a passion for what we create, Magnera’s solutions propel our customers’ goals forward and solve end-users’ problems, every day.
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