Contrasting Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) and Orchids Paper Products (OTCMKTS:TISUQ)

Orchids Paper Products (OTCMKTS:TISUQ) and Stora Enso Oyj (OTCMKTS:SEOAY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orchids Paper Products and Stora Enso Oyj”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orchids Paper Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stora Enso Oyj	$9.79 billion	0.91	-$146.08 million	$0.01	1,134.00

Orchids Paper Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stora Enso Oyj.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Orchids Paper Products and Stora Enso Oyj, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orchids Paper Products	0	0	0	0	0.00
Stora Enso Oyj	1	3	0	0	1.75

Stora Enso Oyj has a consensus target price of $10.80, indicating a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Stora Enso Oyj’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stora Enso Oyj is more favorable than Orchids Paper Products.

Profitability

This table compares Orchids Paper Products and Stora Enso Oyj’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orchids Paper Products	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stora Enso Oyj	0.14%	-2.62%	-1.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Stora Enso Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Orchids Paper Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Stora Enso Oyj 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.

Summary

Stora Enso Oyj beats Orchids Paper Products on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orchids Paper Products

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

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.