Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:LMPMF – Get Free Report) and Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY – Get Free Report) are both 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.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
14.2% of Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sappi 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 Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing and Sappi, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sappi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.40 | 1.04 |
| Sappi | $5.42 billion | 0.10 | -$177.00 million | ($1.36) | -0.68 |
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sappi. Sappi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing and Sappi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sappi | -15.44% | -6.12% | -2.26% |
Summary
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing beats Sappi on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and trading of packaging papers, pulps, and tissue papers in the People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Macau, and Hong Kong. The company operates through Packaging Paper, Tissue Paper, and Pulp segments. It offers various pulp products, such as dissolved pulps for use in viscose chemical fibers, bamboo fibers, glass papers, acetate fibers, refined rayons, etc.; unbleached bamboo kraft pulps for use in ecru life papers, environmental table wares, food bags, etc.; and bleached bamboo kraft pulps for use in tissue papers, fine papers, cigarette papers, cup papers, etc. The company also provides containerboard products, including kraft and test linerboards for use in cartons, graphic carton, paper bags, file boxes, paperboards, wall papers, etc.; and corrugating liners for use in corrugated layer and septi-layer of paperboards, and honeycomb-like products. In addition, it offers coated duplex board products for use in graphic cartons, color card printing, and offset printing, as well as in packaging of commodities, household appliances, IT products, medicine/health care products, food products, toys, gifts, ceramic products, stationery products, beverages, etc.; toilet rolls; and unbleached paper for use in various applications, such as baby care, menstruation, facial, sensitive skin, table, kitchen, etc. Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in North Point, Hong Kong.
About Sappi
Sappi Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of materials made from woodfiber-based renewable resources in Europe, North America, and South Africa. The company manufacture and sells dissolving pulp, and wood and paper pulp; graphic papers, coated and uncoated papers, and casting and release papers; and packaging and specialty papers, including packaging and specialty papers, including flexible packaging papers, label papers, functional paper packaging products, containerboards, paperboards, silicone base papers, and dye sublimation papers. It also provides biomaterials, such as valida, lignin, furfural, and sweeteners, as well as forestry products; and engages in the treasury and insurance business. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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