Mativ (NYSE:MATV – Get Rating) and Orchids Paper Products (OTCMKTS:TISUQ – Get Rating) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mativ and Orchids Paper Products' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
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| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Mativ | $1.44 billion | 0.88 | $88.90 million | $1.66 | 13.95 |
| Orchids Paper Products | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mativ has higher revenue and earnings than Orchids Paper Products.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Mativ and Orchids Paper Products, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Mativ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Orchids Paper Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mativ currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.17%. Given Mativ's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mativ is more favorable than Orchids Paper Products.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.5% of Mativ shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Mativ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Orchids Paper Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Mativ and Orchids Paper Products' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Mativ | 2.33% | 13.43% | 3.93% |
| Orchids Paper Products | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Mativ beats Orchids Paper Products on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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