GGB vs. SID, WOR, ROCK, WS, HAYN, IIIN, TECK, WPM, CCJ, and FNV
Should you be buying Gerdau stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gerdau include Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Worthington Steel (WS), Haynes International (HAYN), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Teck Resources (TECK), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Cameco (CCJ), and Franco-Nevada (FNV).
Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) and Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
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.
In the previous week, Gerdau had 2 more articles in the media than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gerdau and 1 mentions for Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Gerdau's score of 0.27 indicating that Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gerdau currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.98%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a consensus price target of $2.95, indicating a potential upside of 26.34%. Given Gerdau's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.
Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Gerdau pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays out 288.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Gerdau has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gerdau has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's net margin of 1.45%. Gerdau's return on equity of 11.04% beat Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's return on equity.
Summary
Gerdau beats Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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