MillerKnoll (MLKN) Competitors

MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) and Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MLKN or SLVM?

Sylvamo has higher revenue and earnings than MillerKnoll. Sylvamo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MillerKnoll, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MillerKnoll	$3.63B	0.43	$82.30M	$0.87	25.74
Sylvamo	$3.77B	0.88	$253M	$6.43	12.61

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MLKN or SLVM?

MillerKnoll received 4 more outperform votes than Sylvamo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Sylvamo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 12 66.67%	Underperform Votes 6 33.33%
Sylvamo	Outperform Votes 8 33.33%	Underperform Votes 16 66.67%

Does the media favor MLKN or SLVM?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 14 more articles in the media than Sylvamo. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MillerKnoll and 8 mentions for Sylvamo. Sylvamo's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat MillerKnoll's score of 0.37 indicating that Sylvamo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sylvamo	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MLKN or SLVM more profitable?

Sylvamo has a net margin of 7.13% compared to MillerKnoll's net margin of 1.80%. Sylvamo's return on equity of 30.60% beat MillerKnoll's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	1.80%	10.93%	3.70%
Sylvamo	7.13%	30.60%	9.70%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MLKN or SLVM?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sylvamo shares are held 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.

Is MLKN or SLVM a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. MillerKnoll pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sylvamo pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, MLKN or SLVM?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvamo has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MLKN or SLVM?

Sylvamo has a consensus target price of $89.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.75%. Given Sylvamo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sylvamo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Sylvamo beats MillerKnoll on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.