Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GSM or MTRN?

Ferroglobe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Materion. Ferroglobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferroglobe	$1.64B	0.49	$23.54M	-$0.33	-13.11
Materion	$1.68B	1.06	$5.89M	$0.50	171.18

Is GSM or MTRN a better dividend stock?

Ferroglobe pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ferroglobe pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ferroglobe has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Materion has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Ferroglobe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GSM or MTRN more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 0.59% compared to Ferroglobe's net margin of -3.80%. Materion's return on equity of 12.83% beat Ferroglobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferroglobe	-3.80%	1.93%	1.04%
Materion	0.59%	12.83%	6.49%

Which has more volatility and risk, GSM or MTRN?

Ferroglobe has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GSM or MTRN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferroglobe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer GSM or MTRN?

In the previous week, Materion had 5 more articles in the media than Ferroglobe. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Materion and 2 mentions for Ferroglobe. Ferroglobe's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Materion's score of 0.46 indicating that Ferroglobe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferroglobe	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Materion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSM or MTRN?

89.6% of Ferroglobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Ferroglobe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Materion beats Ferroglobe on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.