Reviewing Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) & Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY)

Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) and Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Stora Enso Oyj has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Stora Enso Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Stora Enso Oyj pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV pays out 72.0% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Stora Enso Oyj and Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stora Enso Oyj	4.34%	0.83%	0.47%
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	14.09%	179.50%	15.12%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Stora Enso Oyj and Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stora Enso Oyj	$10.55 billion	0.80	$786.32 million	$0.56	19.13
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	$2.89 billion	2.28	$395.75 million	$0.75	14.25

Stora Enso Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stora Enso Oyj, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Stora Enso Oyj and Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stora Enso Oyj	2	1	1	0	1.75
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	0	3	0	0	2.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Stora Enso Oyj shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Stora Enso Oyj shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV beats Stora Enso Oyj on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stora Enso Oyj

Stora Enso Oyj provides renewable solutions for the packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions, and paper industries in Finland and internationally. It operates through Packaging Materials, Packaging Solutions, Biomaterials, Wood Products, Forest, Paper, and Other segments. The company's Packaging Materials segment offers virgin and recycled fiber replace fossil-based materials with low-carbon, renewable and recyclable packaging materials for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and transport packaging. Its Packaging Solutions segment develops and sells fiber-based packaging products and services, including converting corrugated boards and carton boards; and new materials, such as formed fiber and wood foams into standard and bespoke packaging solutions for retail, e-commerce, and industrials. The company's Biomaterials segment provides various pulp for packaging, paper, tissue, specialties, and hygiene product producers; and tall oil and turpentine from biomass. Its Wood Products segment offers wood-based solutions, including digital tools for design and construction of building projects with wood; applications for windows and doors; and pellets for sustainable heating solutions. The company's Forest segment engages in sustainable forest management, as well as supplies wood. Its Paper segments offers portfolio of products for print and office use. The company's Other segment produces electricity and heat. It serves packaging manufacturers, brand owners, paper merchants, publishers, retailers, printing houses, converters, and construction companies. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

About Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups. In addition, the company offers pets shampoos, sprays, repellents, and cleaners. Further, it provides liquid hand soap, foaming liquid soap, and liquid body wash; and underwear, protectors, feminine pads, pre-folded products for adults. Additionally, the company offers anti-bacterial gels; disinfectant sprays; face masks; dispensers; hand towels; and industrial cleaning cloths. The company offers its products primarily under the Huggies, KleenBebe, Kleenex, Evenflo, Pétalo, Suavel, Cottonelle, Depend, Kotex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Vogue, Delsey, Diapro, LYS, Fancy, Kimberly-Clark, and Escudo brands. The company exports its products. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1925 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.