Sylvamo (SLVM) Competitors

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) and Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, SLVM or REYN?

Sylvamo has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SLVM or REYN more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Sylvamo's net margin of 7.96%. Sylvamo's return on equity of 34.72% beat Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sylvamo	7.96%	34.72%	11.11%
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.56%	17.14%	7.26%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SLVM or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products received 30 more outperform votes than Sylvamo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 33.04% of users gave Reynolds Consumer Products an outperform vote while only 32.00% of users gave Sylvamo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sylvamo	Outperform Votes 8 32.00%	Underperform Votes 17 68.00%
Reynolds Consumer Products	Outperform Votes 38 33.04%	Underperform Votes 77 66.96%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SLVM or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sylvamo. Sylvamo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, 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
Sylvamo	$3.77B	0.74	$302M	$7.21	9.48
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70B	1.39	$352M	$1.68	14.59

Does the media favor SLVM or REYN?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 1 more articles in the media than Sylvamo. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 6 mentions for Sylvamo. Sylvamo's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Reynolds Consumer Products' score of 0.38 indicating that Sylvamo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sylvamo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reynolds Consumer Products	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SLVM or REYN?

Sylvamo presently has a consensus target price of $92.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.63%. Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus target price of $30.38, suggesting a potential upside of 23.93%. Given Sylvamo's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than Reynolds Consumer Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sylvamo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is SLVM or REYN a better dividend stock?

Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Sylvamo pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 54.8% 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLVM or REYN?

91.2% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sylvamo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sylvamo and Reynolds Consumer Products tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.