Suzano (SUZ) Competitors

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

Is SUZ or REYN more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Suzano's net margin of -14.93%. Reynolds Consumer Products' return on equity of 17.14% beat Suzano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzano	-14.93%	-17.30%	-4.50%
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.56%	17.14%	7.26%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SUZ or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products received 8 more outperform votes than Suzano when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote while only 32.20% of users gave Reynolds Consumer Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suzano	Outperform Votes 30 62.50%	Underperform Votes 18 37.50%
Reynolds Consumer Products	Outperform Votes 38 32.20%	Underperform Votes 80 67.80%

Do analysts prefer SUZ or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.62%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Reynolds Consumer Products 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SUZ or REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Suzano. Suzano 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
Suzano	$47.40B	0.25	-$1.31B	-$0.98	-9.12
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70B	1.35	$352M	$1.68	14.08

Which has more risk & volatility, SUZ or REYN?

Suzano has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SUZ or REYN?

In the previous week, Reynolds Consumer Products had 7 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Reynolds Consumer Products and 5 mentions for Suzano. Suzano's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Reynolds Consumer Products' score of 0.47 indicating that Suzano is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reynolds Consumer Products	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SUZ or REYN a better dividend stock?

Suzano pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Suzano pays out -26.5% 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 & insiders have more ownership in SUZ or REYN?

2.5% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Suzano on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.