SID vs. GGB, WOR, ROCK, WS, HAYN, IIIN, ASTLW, BVN, UAN, and FMSTW
Should you be buying Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional include Gerdau (GGB), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Worthington Steel (WS), Haynes International (HAYN), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Algoma Steel Group (ASTLW), Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN), CVR Partners (UAN), and Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (FMSTW).
Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) and Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.
Gerdau has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. Gerdau is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Gerdau pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays out 311.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, Gerdau had 4 more articles in the media than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gerdau and 2 mentions for Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Gerdau's score of -0.11 indicating that Gerdau is being referred to more favorably in the media.
1.5% of Gerdau shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Gerdau shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Gerdau has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gerdau has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Gerdau's net margin of 1.45%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's return on equity of 11.04% beat Gerdau's return on equity.
Gerdau presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.51%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a consensus price target of $2.95, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Given Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.
Gerdau received 44 more outperform votes than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.88% of users gave Gerdau an outperform vote while only 54.16% of users gave Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional an outperform vote.
Summary
Gerdau beats Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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