Sylvamo (SLVM) versus Its Peers Financial Contrast

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) is one of 21 public companies in the “Paper & Paper Products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Sylvamo to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sylvamo and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sylvamo	$3.76 billion	$118.00 million	6.00
Sylvamo Competitors	$3.29 billion	$136.75 million	1,135.38

Sylvamo has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Sylvamo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.1% of Sylvamo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.4% of shares of all “Paper & Paper Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sylvamo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “Paper & Paper Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Sylvamo has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvamo’s rivals have a beta of 1.19, indicating that their average stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Sylvamo pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Sylvamo pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Paper & Paper Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 192.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Sylvamo and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sylvamo	0	1	1	0	2.50
Sylvamo Competitors	28	251	418	11	2.58

Sylvamo presently has a consensus price target of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.74%. As a group, “Paper & Paper Products” companies have a potential upside of 21.53%. Given Sylvamo’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sylvamo is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Sylvamo and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sylvamo	7.87%	55.02%	12.80%
Sylvamo Competitors	1.09%	11.36%	3.96%

Summary

Sylvamo rivals beat Sylvamo on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Sylvamo Company Profile

Sylvamo Corporation produces and markets uncoated freesheet, cutsize, offset paper, and pulp in Latin America, Europe, and North America. The company operates through Europe, Latin America, and North America segments. The Europe segment offers copy, tinted, and colored laser printing paper under REY Adagio and Pro-Design brands; and high-speed inkjet printing papers under the brand Jetstar; as well as produces uncoated freesheet papers. This segment also operates paper and pulp mill. The Latin America segment focuses on uncoated freesheet paper under Chamex, Chamequinho and Chambril brands, as well as produces HP papers. This segment also operates integrated mills and nonintegrated mills. The North America segment offers imaging, commercial printing, and converting papers, as well as uncoated papers under Hammermill, Springhill, Williamsburg, Accent, DRM and Postmark brand names. It distributes its products through a variety of channels, including merchants, e-commerce, agents, resellers, and paper distributors. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.