ASTL vs. WS, SPLP, UAMY, IIIN, MTUS, LUD, FRD, ACNT, HUHU, and OCC
Should you be buying Algoma Steel Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algoma Steel Group include Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), United States Antimony (UAMY), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Metallus (MTUS), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Friedman Industries (FRD), Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), and Optical Cable (OCC). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.
Algoma Steel Group vs. Its Competitors
Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Worthington Steel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Worthington Steel currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.26%. Given Worthington Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Worthington Steel is more favorable than Algoma Steel Group.
Worthington Steel has a net margin of 3.80% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -13.51%. Worthington Steel's return on equity of 10.11% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Algoma Steel Group had 10 more articles in the media than Worthington Steel. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Algoma Steel Group and 3 mentions for Worthington Steel. Worthington Steel's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Algoma Steel Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Worthington Steel is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Worthington Steel has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Worthington Steel pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algoma Steel Group pays out -9.0% 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. Algoma Steel Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Worthington Steel has higher revenue and earnings than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Worthington Steel beats Algoma Steel Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTL) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
