Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

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

Is GSM or MTRN more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 0.94% compared to Ferroglobe's net margin of -6.99%. Materion's return on equity of 12.69% beat Ferroglobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferroglobe	-6.99%	-2.85%	-1.51%
Materion	0.94%	12.69%	6.48%

Which has preferable earnings & 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	0.47	$23.54M	-$0.57	-7.26
Materion	$1.73B	1.35	$5.89M	$0.80	140.94

Which has more volatility and risk, GSM or MTRN?

Ferroglobe has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.5%. Ferroglobe pays out -10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion pays out 70.0% 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. 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.

Do analysts rate GSM or MTRN?

Materion has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.77%. Given Materion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Materion is more favorable than Ferroglobe.

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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GSM or MTRN?

In the previous week, Ferroglobe had 4 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ferroglobe and 11 mentions for Materion. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ferroglobe's score of 0.46 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferroglobe	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Materion	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Summary

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