Mativ (MATV) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to MLKN or MATV?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 1 more articles in the media than Mativ. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MillerKnoll and 1 mentions for Mativ. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Mativ's score of 1.19 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is MLKN or MATV a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. MillerKnoll pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mativ pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mativ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mativ has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MLKN or MATV?

Mativ has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.55%. Given Mativ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mativ 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
Mativ	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Mativ. Mativ 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	0.41	$82.30M	$0.91	24.27
Mativ	$2.03B	0.27	-$309.50M	$1.96	5.12

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLKN or MATV?

MillerKnoll received 12 more outperform votes than Mativ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.00% of users gave MillerKnoll an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Mativ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MillerKnoll	Outperform Votes 13 65.00%	Underperform Votes 7 35.00%
Mativ	Outperform Votes 1 33.33%	Underperform Votes 2 66.67%

Is MLKN or MATV more profitable?

Mativ has a net margin of 5.44% compared to MillerKnoll's net margin of 1.81%. MillerKnoll's return on equity of 10.74% beat Mativ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	1.81%	10.74%	3.59%
Mativ	5.44%	4.88%	1.69%

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

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mativ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MillerKnoll beats Mativ on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.