Comparing Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) & Mondi Plc Uns (OTCMKTS:MONDY)

Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) and Mondi Plc Uns (OTCMKTS:MONDY) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Stora Enso Oyj has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondi Plc Uns has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stora Enso Oyj and Mondi Plc Uns”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stora Enso Oyj	$9.79 billion	0.82	-$146.08 million	($0.13)	-78.69
Mondi Plc Uns	$8.03 billion	0.84	$235.90 million	N/A	N/A

Mondi Plc Uns has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stora Enso Oyj.

Dividends

Stora Enso Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Mondi Plc Uns pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Stora Enso Oyj pays out -92.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Stora Enso Oyj and Mondi Plc Uns, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stora Enso Oyj	2	0	0	0	1.00
Mondi Plc Uns	0	1	1	1	3.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Stora Enso Oyj shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Stora Enso Oyj shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Stora Enso Oyj and Mondi Plc Uns’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stora Enso Oyj	-1.01%	-3.74%	-1.93%
Mondi Plc Uns	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mondi Plc Uns beats Stora Enso Oyj on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stora Enso Oyj

Stora Enso Oyj provides renewable solutions for the packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions, and paper industries in Finland and internationally. It operates through Packaging Materials, Packaging Solutions, Biomaterials, Wood Products, Forest, Paper, and Other segments. The company's Packaging Materials segment offers virgin and recycled fiber replace fossil-based materials with low-carbon, renewable and recyclable packaging materials for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and transport packaging. Its Packaging Solutions segment develops and sells fiber-based packaging products and services, including converting corrugated boards and carton boards; and new materials, such as formed fiber and wood foams into standard and bespoke packaging solutions for retail, e-commerce, and industrials. The company's Biomaterials segment provides various pulp for packaging, paper, tissue, specialties, and hygiene product producers; and tall oil and turpentine from biomass. Its Wood Products segment offers wood-based solutions, including digital tools for design and construction of building projects with wood; applications for windows and doors; and pellets for sustainable heating solutions. The company's Forest segment engages in sustainable forest management, as well as supplies wood. Its Paper segments offers portfolio of products for print and office use. The company's Other segment produces electricity and heat. It serves packaging manufacturers, brand owners, paper merchants, publishers, retailers, printing houses, converters, and construction companies. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

About Mondi Plc Uns

Mondi plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of packaging and paper solutions in Africa, Western Europe, Emerging Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Corrugated Packaging, Flexible Packaging, and Uncoated Fine Paper. The Corrugated Packaging segment provides virgin and recycled containerboards for fresh fruit packaging and heavy and fragile goods transport packaging applications; and corrugated solutions, such as corrugated boxes and packaging products. The Flexible Packaging segment offers sack kraft paper, paper bags, specialty kraft paper, consumer flexibles, and functional paper and films. The Uncoated Fine Paper segment provides uncoated fine paper comprising home, office, converting, and professional printing papers; and market pulp. It serves customers in the agriculture, automotive, building and construction, chemicals, food and beverages, home and personal care, pet care, retail, and shipping and transport industries. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Weybridge, the United Kingdom.