Sylvamo (SLVM) Competitors

Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) and Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts recommend SUZ or SLVM?

Sylvamo has a consensus target price of $89.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Given Sylvamo's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than Suzano.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzano	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sylvamo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, SUZ or SLVM?

Suzano has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvamo has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SUZ or SLVM a better dividend stock?

Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Suzano pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sylvamo pays out 28.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SUZ or SLVM?

Suzano received 21 more outperform votes than Sylvamo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.70% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Sylvamo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suzano	Outperform Votes 29 61.70%	Underperform Votes 18 38.30%
Sylvamo	Outperform Votes 8 33.33%	Underperform Votes 16 66.67%

Does the media favor SUZ or SLVM?

In the previous week, Sylvamo had 3 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sylvamo and 5 mentions for Suzano. Sylvamo's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Suzano's score of 0.43 indicating that Sylvamo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suzano	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sylvamo	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SUZ or SLVM?

2.5% of Suzano shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sylvamo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SUZ or SLVM more profitable?

Suzano has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Sylvamo's net margin of 7.13%. Sylvamo's return on equity of 30.60% beat Suzano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzano	9.69%	9.80%	2.85%
Sylvamo	7.13%	30.60%	9.70%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SUZ or SLVM?

Suzano has higher revenue and earnings than Sylvamo. Sylvamo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suzano, 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
Suzano	$43.60B	0.30	$2.82B	$0.63	15.49
Sylvamo	$3.77B	0.88	$253M	$6.43	12.61

Summary

Sylvamo beats Suzano on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.