Mativ (NYSE:MATV – Get Rating) and BPM (OTCMKTS:BPMI – Get Rating) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Mativ and BPM's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
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| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Mativ | 2.33% | 13.43% | 3.93% |
| BPM | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
89.5% of Mativ shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Mativ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of BPM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Mativ and BPM, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Mativ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| BPM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mativ presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.52%. Given Mativ's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mativ is more favorable than BPM.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mativ and BPM's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Mativ | $1.44 billion | 1.04 | $88.90 million | $1.66 | 16.40 |
| BPM | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mativ has higher revenue and earnings than BPM.
Summary
Mativ beats BPM on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mativ
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Mativ Holdings, Inc. provides components and engineered solutions. Its operating business segments include Advanced Technical Materials and Fiber-Based Solutions. The Advanced Technical Materials segment consists of five non-reporting business units: Filtration, Protective Solutions, Release Liners, Healthcare, and Industrials, which deliver solutions that filter & purify air and liquids, support adhesive, and protective applications. The Fiber-Based Solutions segment consists of two non-reporting business units: Engineered Papers and Packaging & Specialty Paper, which provide sustainable packaging, imaging & communications, home & office, and consumer goods. The company was founded on August 21, 1995 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.
About BPM
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BPM Inc. manufactures machine glazed papers for confectionery and candy wrap, dairy, meat, poultry, bakery, and food wraps markets. The company offers converted materials; custom web, toll printing, converting, and rewinding services; and post-consumer recycled fine papers for commercial printing, offices, schools, and business applications. It also provides uncoated fine papers; flexible packaging papers; wet waxed papers; and interleaver papers, taffy wraps, overwraps, and confectionery wraps. The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.
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Mativ目前的共識目標價為32.00美元，表明潛在漲幅為17.52%。考慮到Mativ更有可能的上行空間，分析師們顯然認為Mativ比BPM更有利。