MTUS vs. SXC, ASTL, TWI, PKX, NUE, MT, STLD, TS, X, and TX
Should you be buying Metallus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metallus include SunCoke Energy (SXC), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Titan International (TWI), POSCO (PKX), Nucor (NUE), ArcelorMittal (MT), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Tenaris (TS), United States Steel (X), and Ternium (TX). These companies are all part of the "blast furnaces & steel mills" industry.
Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) and SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, SunCoke Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Metallus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for SunCoke Energy and 0 mentions for Metallus. SunCoke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Metallus' score of 0.00 indicating that SunCoke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Metallus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SunCoke Energy. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunCoke Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SunCoke Energy received 408 more outperform votes than Metallus when rated by MarketBeat users.
Metallus has a net margin of 5.81% compared to SunCoke Energy's net margin of 2.97%. Metallus' return on equity of 13.06% beat SunCoke Energy's return on equity.
SunCoke Energy has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.06%. Given SunCoke Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SunCoke Energy is more favorable than Metallus.
Metallus has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SunCoke Energy has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
77.6% of Metallus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Metallus and SunCoke Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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