Sylvamo (SLVM) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SLVM or SUZ?

In the previous week, Sylvamo and Sylvamo both had 3 articles in the media. Sylvamo's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Suzano's score of 0.49 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Suzano	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SLVM or SUZ a better dividend stock?

Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Sylvamo pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzano pays out 28.6% 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. Sylvamo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SLVM or SUZ 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
Sylvamo	7.13%	30.60%	9.70%
Suzano	9.69%	9.80%	2.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLVM or SUZ?

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 34.78% of users gave Sylvamo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sylvamo	Outperform Votes 8 34.78%	Underperform Votes 15 65.22%
Suzano	Outperform Votes 29 61.70%	Underperform Votes 18 38.30%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SLVM or SUZ?

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
Sylvamo	$3.72B	0.96	$253M	$6.43	13.59
Suzano	$7.96B	1.75	$2.82B	$0.63	16.68

Do analysts rate SLVM or SUZ?

Sylvamo presently has a consensus price target of $86.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.20%. Given Sylvamo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than Suzano.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sylvamo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Suzano	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLVM or SUZ?

91.2% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Suzano shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sylvamo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SLVM or SUZ?

Sylvamo has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzano has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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