Tredegar (TG) Competitors

Tredegar (NYSE:TG) and Koppers (NYSE:KOP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is TG or KOP a better dividend stock?

Tredegar pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Tredegar pays out -65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Koppers pays out 8.0% 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. Tredegar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TG or KOP?

Koppers received 143 more outperform votes than Tredegar when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.01% of users gave Tredegar an outperform vote while only 65.96% of users gave Koppers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tredegar	Outperform Votes 200 66.01%	Underperform Votes 103 33.99%
Koppers	Outperform Votes 343 65.96%	Underperform Votes 177 34.04%

Which has more volatility & risk, TG or KOP?

Tredegar has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koppers has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TG or KOP?

Koppers has higher revenue and earnings than Tredegar. Tredegar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Koppers, 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
Tredegar	$717.37M	0.37	-$105.90M	-$0.79	-9.80
Koppers	$2.13B	0.30	$89.20M	$3.52	9.02

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TG or KOP?

79.2% of Tredegar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Koppers shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Tredegar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Koppers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TG or KOP?

In the previous week, Tredegar had 1 more articles in the media than Koppers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tredegar and 2 mentions for Koppers. Koppers' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Tredegar's score of -0.68 indicating that Koppers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tredegar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Koppers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TG or KOP more profitable?

Koppers has a net margin of 3.55% compared to Tredegar's net margin of -3.84%. Koppers' return on equity of 16.71% beat Tredegar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tredegar	-3.84%	10.10%	3.58%
Koppers	3.55%	16.71%	4.53%

Do analysts prefer TG or KOP?

Koppers has a consensus target price of $65.75, indicating a potential upside of 107.09%. Given Koppers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Koppers is more favorable than Tredegar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tredegar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Koppers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Koppers beats Tredegar on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.