Orchids Paper Products (OTCMKTS:TISUQ – Get Rating) and Mativ (NYSE:MATV – Get Rating) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orchids Paper Products and Mativ's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Mativ has higher revenue and earnings than Orchids Paper Products.

Analyst Recommendations

Mativ has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.67%. Given Mativ's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mativ is more favorable than Orchids Paper Products.

Profitability

This table compares Orchids Paper Products and Mativ's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Orchids Paper Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Mativ shares are held 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.

Summary

Mativ beats Orchids Paper Products on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orchids Paper Products

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Orchids Paper Products Company is a tissue paper company that manufacturers and converts tissue product for the private label consumer market.

About Mativ

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Mativ Holdings, Inc. operates as a performance materials company. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Materials & Structures (AMS), and Engineered Papers (EP). The AMS segment manufactures resin-based rolled goods, such as nets, films and meltblown materials, bonding products, and adhesive components, as well as adhesives and other coating solutions, and converting services. It serves healthcare, construction, industrial, transportation, and filtration end-markets. The EP segment produces various cigarette papers and reconstituted tobacco products for the tobacco industry. It also produces non-tobacco papers for various applications, such as energy storage and industrial commodity paper grades. The company sells its products in the United States, Europe and the former Commonwealth of Independent States, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and internationally. 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.

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