BG vs. IP, GFI, ALB, CF, WRK, SQM, SUZ, CE, RS, and EMN
Should you be buying Bunge Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bunge Global include International Paper (IP), Gold Fields (GFI), Albemarle (ALB), CF Industries (CF), WestRock (WRK), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Suzano (SUZ), Celanese (CE), Reliance (RS), and Eastman Chemical (EMN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
86.2% of Bunge Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bunge Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of International Paper shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bunge Global presently has a consensus price target of $121.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.95%. International Paper has a consensus price target of $42.14, suggesting a potential downside of 5.08%. Given Bunge Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bunge Global is more favorable than International Paper.
International Paper received 208 more outperform votes than Bunge Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 63.18% of users gave Bunge Global an outperform vote.
Bunge Global has a net margin of 3.22% compared to International Paper's net margin of 0.93%. Bunge Global's return on equity of 17.49% beat International Paper's return on equity.
Bunge Global has higher revenue and earnings than International Paper. Bunge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bunge Global has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Bunge Global pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Paper pays out 377.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, International Paper had 14 more articles in the media than Bunge Global. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for International Paper and 9 mentions for Bunge Global. Bunge Global's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat International Paper's score of 0.63 indicating that Bunge Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Bunge Global beats International Paper on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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