Analyzing Magnera (MAGN) and Its Competitors

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Magnera and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$702.00 million	-$79.05 million	-1.24
Magnera Competitors	$4.88 billion	$390.72 million	34.77

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.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Magnera and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0	0	1	0	3.00
Magnera Competitors	129	986	500	112	2.34

Magnera presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.17%. As a group, “Paper mills” companies have a potential upside of 16.74%. Given Magnera’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Magnera has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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%	-22.40%	-4.57%
Magnera Competitors	4.41%	9.01%	4.30%

Insider & Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies 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.

Summary

Magnera competitors 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.