Reviewing Magnera (MAGN) and Its Competitors

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) is one of 18 public companies in the “Paper mills” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Magnera to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Magnera has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnera’s peers have a beta of 1.30, suggesting that their average share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

76.9% of Magnera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Magnera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of shares of all “Paper mills” companies 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Magnera and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnera	0	0	1	0	3.00
Magnera Competitors	128	983	500	111	2.34

Magnera currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.17%. As a group, “Paper mills” companies have a potential upside of 8.89%. Given Magnera’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Magnera is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Magnera and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnera	$1.39 billion	-$79.05 million	-1.05
Magnera Competitors	$7.30 billion	$390.72 million	35.04

Magnera’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Magnera. Magnera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Magnera and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnera	-5.08%	-17.71%	-2.59%
Magnera Competitors	4.55%	9.34%	4.44%

Summary

Magnera peers beat Magnera on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Magnera

Magnera’s purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. By continuously co-creating and innovating with our partners, we develop original material solutions that make a brighter future possible. With a breadth of technologies and a passion for what we create, Magnera’s solutions propel our customers’ goals forward and solve end-users’ problems, every day.