Mativ (NYSE:MATV – Get Free Report) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mativ and International Flavors & Fragrances”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mativ | $1.97 billion | 0.29 | -$48.70 million | ($8.35) | -1.24 |
| International Flavors & Fragrances | $11.30 billion | 1.40 | $243.00 million | ($1.55) | -39.73 |
Profitability
This table compares Mativ and International Flavors & Fragrances’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mativ | -23.09% | 4.12% | 1.16% |
| International Flavors & Fragrances | -3.48% | 7.95% | 3.97% |
Volatility and Risk
Mativ has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.9% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Mativ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Mativ pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Mativ pays out -4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -103.2% 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. Mativ has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mativ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Mativ and International Flavors & Fragrances, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mativ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| International Flavors & Fragrances | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2.58 |
Mativ presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.06%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $86.07, indicating a potential upside of 39.77%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Mativ.
Summary
International Flavors & Fragrances beats Mativ on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mativ
Mativ Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells specialty materials in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Technical Materials and Fiber-Based Solutions. The Advanced Technical Materials manufactures and sells various engineered polymer, resin and fiber-based substrates, nets, films, adhesive tapes, and other nonwovens for the filtration, protective solutions, release liners, and healthcare end-markets. This segment sells its products directly, as well as through sales agents and distributors. The Fiber-Based Solutions segment produces packaging and specialty paper products. This segment provides premium packaging products that are used for wine, spirits and beer labels, folding cartons, box wrap, bags, hang tags, and stored value cards servicing retail, cosmetics, spirits, and electronics end-use markets; and premium papers, which are used in commercial printing services, advertising collateral, stationery, corporate identity packages and brochures, direct mail, business cards, and other uses. It also offers branded paper-based products for the consumer channel, such as bright papers, cardstock, stationery paper, envelopes, journals, and planners. This segment distributes its products through authorized paper distributors, converters, retailers, and specialty business converters, as well as directly to end-users. The company was formerly known as Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and changed its name to Mativ Holdings, Inc. in July 2022. Mativ Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
About International Flavors & Fragrances
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. engages in the manufacture and supply of flavors and fragrances used in the food, beverage, personal care, and household products industries. It operates through the following segments: Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment consists of legacy Taste segment combined with N&B’s Food & Beverage division and the food protection business of N&B’s Health & Biosciences division. The Health & Biosciences business consists of a biotechnology-driven portfolio of enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food, home and personal care, and health and wellness applications. The Scent business creates fragrance compounds, fragrance ingredients and cosmetic ingredients that are integral elements in the world’s finest perfumes and best-known household and personal care products. The Pharma Solutions business produces a vast portfolio including cellulosics and seaweed-based pharma excipients, used to improve the functionality and delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients, including controlled or modified drug release formulations, and enabling. The company was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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