Reviewing Magnera (MAGN) and Its Competitors

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

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 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Magnera and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0	0	1	0	3.00
Magnera Competitors	129	983	500	111	2.34

Magnera currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.67%. As a group, “Paper mills” companies have a potential upside of 11.55%. Given Magnera’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Magnera is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$1.31 billion	-$79.05 million	-1.12
Magnera Competitors	$4.92 billion	$390.72 million	34.88

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.

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

Magnera competitors beat Magnera on 8 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.