Mativ (MATV) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Analysis

Mativ (NYSE:MATV) is one of 295 publicly-traded companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Mativ to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Mativ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Mativ and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mativ	4.50%	13.53%	3.08%
Mativ Competitors	-61.10%	1.20%	-1.42%

Dividends

Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mativ pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 109.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mativ has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mativ is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mativ and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mativ	0	1	0	0	2.00
Mativ Competitors	3233	12147	14071	515	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Mativ’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mativ has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mativ and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mativ	$1.99 billion	-$337.40 million	7.17
Mativ Competitors	$6.36 billion	$222.31 million	-7.91

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

Risk & Volatility

Mativ has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mativ’s rivals have a beta of 1.25, suggesting that their average stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mativ rivals beat Mativ on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Mativ Company Profile

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.