Critical Review: Magnera (MAGN) & The Competition

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

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

Profitability

This table compares Magnera and its rivals’ 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%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Magnera and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$702.00 million	-$60.00 million	-1.19
Magnera Competitors	$7.52 billion	$119.73 million	34.69

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

Volatility & 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 rivals have a beta of 1.30, meaning that their average stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0	0	1	0	3.00
Magnera Competitors	130	992	500	113	2.34

Magnera presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.19%. As a group, “Paper mills” companies have a potential upside of 19.53%. Given Magnera’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Magnera has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Magnera rivals 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.