MillerKnoll (MLKN) Competitors

Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) and MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TILE or MLKN?

Interface received 299 more outperform votes than MillerKnoll when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 58.71% of users gave Interface an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Interface	Outperform Votes 310 58.71%	Underperform Votes 218 41.29%
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 11 64.71%	Underperform Votes 6 35.29%

Is TILE or MLKN a better dividend stock?

Interface pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Interface pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TILE or MLKN?

98.3% of Interface shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Interface shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TILE or MLKN more profitable?

Interface has a net margin of 6.49% compared to MillerKnoll's net margin of 1.80%. Interface's return on equity of 19.91% beat MillerKnoll's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interface	6.49%	19.91%	7.37%
MillerKnoll	1.80%	10.93%	3.70%

Do analysts rate TILE or MLKN?

Interface presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.91%. Given Interface's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Interface is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interface	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor TILE or MLKN?

In the previous week, Interface had 2 more articles in the media than MillerKnoll. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Interface and 1 mentions for MillerKnoll. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Interface's score of 0.71 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interface	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MillerKnoll	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TILE or MLKN?

Interface has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TILE or MLKN?

MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Interface. Interface 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
Interface	$1.26B	1.18	$44.52M	$1.43	17.91
MillerKnoll	$3.63B	0.45	$82.30M	$0.87	26.91

Summary

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