Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

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

Is MTRN or GSM a better dividend stock?

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ferroglobe pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 pays out -15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Ferroglobe has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ferroglobe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer MTRN or GSM?

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

Does the media refer more to MTRN or GSM?

In the previous week, Materion and Materion both had 2 articles in the media. Ferroglobe's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Materion's score of 1.68 indicating that Ferroglobe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, MTRN or GSM?

Materion has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferroglobe has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTRN or GSM?

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Ferroglobe. 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
Materion	$1.72B	0.99	$95.70M	$0.50	162.88
Ferroglobe	$1.56B	0.47	$82.66M	-$0.33	-11.94

Is MTRN or GSM more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Ferroglobe's net margin of 0.32%. Materion's return on equity of 12.42% beat Ferroglobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	0.35%	12.42%	6.24%
Ferroglobe	0.32%	6.36%	3.43%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MTRN or GSM?

93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Ferroglobe shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Ferroglobe shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTRN or GSM?

Ferroglobe received 260 more outperform votes than Materion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.92% of users gave Ferroglobe an outperform vote while only 61.01% of users gave Materion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Materion	Outperform Votes 313 61.01%	Underperform Votes 200 38.99%
Ferroglobe	Outperform Votes 573 70.92%	Underperform Votes 235 29.08%

Summary

Materion beats Ferroglobe on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.