Head to Head Review: Magnera (MAGN) and Its Peers

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) is one of 18 public companies in the “Paper mills” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Magnera to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Magnera has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera’s competitors have a beta of 1.32, meaning that their average stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Magnera and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$1.31 billion	-$60.00 million	-1.05
Magnera Competitors	$7.55 billion	$119.73 million	33.26

Magnera’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Magnera. Magnera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Magnera and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnera	-6.97%	-10.62%	-3.97%
Magnera Competitors	2.15%	8.14%	3.89%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Magnera and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0	0	1	0	3.00
Magnera Competitors	132	1001	501	115	2.34

Magnera currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.61%. As a group, “Paper mills” companies have a potential upside of 32.81%. Given Magnera’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magnera has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Magnera competitors beat Magnera on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Magnera Company Profile

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.