Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTRN or GSM?

93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Ferroglobe shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Ferroglobe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MTRN or GSM 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
Materion	0.59%	12.83%	6.49%
Ferroglobe	-3.80%	1.93%	1.04%

Which has more risk and volatility, MTRN or GSM?

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

Do analysts prefer MTRN or GSM?

Materion presently has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.13%. Given Materion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Materion is more favorable than Ferroglobe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ferroglobe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MTRN or GSM a better dividend stock?

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ferroglobe pays an annual dividend of $0.06 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 -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Ferroglobe has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ferroglobe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTRN or GSM?

Ferroglobe has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Materion	$1.68B	1.17	$5.89M	$0.50	189.62
Ferroglobe	$1.64B	0.51	$23.54M	-$0.33	-13.67

Does the media refer more to MTRN or GSM?

In the previous week, Materion had 5 more articles in the media than Ferroglobe. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Materion and 4 mentions for Ferroglobe. Ferroglobe's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Materion's score of 0.74 indicating that Ferroglobe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ferroglobe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Materion beats Ferroglobe on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.