Radius Recycling (RDUS) Competitors

Radius Recycling (NASDAQ:RDUS) and Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is RDUS or WOR a better dividend stock?

Radius Recycling pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Worthington Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Radius Recycling pays out -7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worthington Enterprises pays out 57.6% 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. Radius Recycling is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is RDUS or WOR more profitable?

Worthington Enterprises has a net margin of 3.66% compared to Radius Recycling's net margin of -10.49%. Worthington Enterprises' return on equity of 14.70% beat Radius Recycling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radius Recycling	-10.49%	-14.16%	-6.08%
Worthington Enterprises	3.66%	14.70%	8.01%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RDUS or WOR?

Radius Recycling received 36 more outperform votes than Worthington Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.20% of users gave Worthington Enterprises an outperform vote while only 52.52% of users gave Radius Recycling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Radius Recycling	Outperform Votes 344 52.52%	Underperform Votes 311 47.48%
Worthington Enterprises	Outperform Votes 308 53.20%	Underperform Votes 271 46.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, RDUS or WOR?

Radius Recycling has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Enterprises has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RDUS or WOR?

In the previous week, Radius Recycling had 1 more articles in the media than Worthington Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Radius Recycling and 7 mentions for Worthington Enterprises. Worthington Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Radius Recycling's score of 1.08 indicating that Worthington Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Radius Recycling	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Worthington Enterprises	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RDUS or WOR?

Radius Recycling presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.20%. Worthington Enterprises has a consensus price target of $52.33, suggesting a potential downside of 12.71%. Given Worthington Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Worthington Enterprises is more favorable than Radius Recycling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radius Recycling	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Worthington Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RDUS or WOR?

Worthington Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Radius Recycling. Radius Recycling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Enterprises, 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
Radius Recycling	$223.36M	3.71	-$266.41M	-$9.98	-2.95
Worthington Enterprises	$1.15B	2.59	$110.62M	$1.18	50.81

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RDUS or WOR?

78.1% of Radius Recycling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Radius Recycling shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Worthington Enterprises 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

Worthington Enterprises beats Radius Recycling on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.