Contrasting Magnera (MAGN) and The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Magnera and its peers’ 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	2.71%	8.21%	3.92%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.9% of Magnera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$702.00 million	-$60.00 million	-1.22
Magnera Competitors	$4.94 billion	$119.73 million	34.84

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

Volatility and Risk

Magnera has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera’s peers have a beta of 1.30, meaning that their average stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Magnera and its peers, 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	130	989	500	113	2.34

Magnera presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.14%. As a group, “Paper mills” companies have a potential upside of 15.78%. Given Magnera’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magnera has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

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

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.