Mativ (MATV) Competitors

Pactiv Evergreen (NASDAQ:PTVE) and Mativ (NYSE:MATV) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Is PTVE or MATV more profitable?

Mativ has a net margin of 5.44% compared to Pactiv Evergreen's net margin of -3.16%. Pactiv Evergreen's return on equity of 14.41% beat Mativ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pactiv Evergreen	-3.16%	14.41%	2.93%
Mativ	5.44%	4.88%	1.69%

Does the media refer more to PTVE or MATV?

In the previous week, Pactiv Evergreen had 7 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pactiv Evergreen and 1 mentions for Mativ. Pactiv Evergreen's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Mativ's score of -0.50 indicating that Pactiv Evergreen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pactiv Evergreen	Positive
Mativ	Negative

Is PTVE or MATV a better dividend stock?

Pactiv Evergreen pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Pactiv Evergreen pays out -43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mativ pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate PTVE or MATV?

Pactiv Evergreen currently has a consensus price target of $14.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.17%. Given Pactiv Evergreen's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pactiv Evergreen is more favorable than Mativ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pactiv Evergreen	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Mativ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PTVE or MATV?

Pactiv Evergreen received 31 more outperform votes than Mativ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.24% of users gave Pactiv Evergreen an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Mativ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pactiv Evergreen	Outperform Votes 32 43.24%	Underperform Votes 42 56.76%
Mativ	Outperform Votes 1 33.33%	Underperform Votes 2 66.67%

Which has more volatility and risk, PTVE or MATV?

Pactiv Evergreen has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mativ has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PTVE or MATV?

22.2% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Pactiv Evergreen shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mativ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PTVE or MATV?

Pactiv Evergreen has higher revenue and earnings than Mativ. Pactiv Evergreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mativ, 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
Pactiv Evergreen	$5.51B	0.42	-$223M	-$0.92	-14.12
Mativ	$2.03B	0.34	-$309.50M	$1.96	6.39

Summary

Pactiv Evergreen beats Mativ on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.