Olympic Steel (ZEUS) Competitors

Radius Recycling (NASDAQ:RDUS) and Olympic Steel (NASDAQ:ZEUS) are both small-cap steel companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and profitability.

Is RDUS or ZEUS a better dividend stock?

Radius Recycling pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Olympic Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Radius Recycling pays out -7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Olympic Steel pays out 44.8% 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. Olympic Steel has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Radius Recycling is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, RDUS or ZEUS?

Radius Recycling has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olympic Steel has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RDUS or ZEUS?

In the previous week, Radius Recycling and Radius Recycling both had 5 articles in the media. Olympic Steel's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Radius Recycling's score of 0.69 indicating that Olympic Steel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Radius Recycling	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Olympic Steel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

78.1% of Radius Recycling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Olympic Steel shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Radius Recycling shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Olympic Steel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RDUS or ZEUS more profitable?

Olympic Steel has a net margin of 0.88% compared to Radius Recycling's net margin of -10.37%. Olympic Steel's return on equity of 2.16% beat Radius Recycling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radius Recycling	-10.37%	-16.38%	-6.38%
Olympic Steel	0.88%	2.16%	1.20%

Do analysts recommend RDUS or ZEUS?

Radius Recycling currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.90%. Olympic Steel has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.81%. Given Olympic Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Olympic Steel is more favorable than Radius Recycling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radius Recycling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Olympic Steel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RDUS or ZEUS?

Olympic Steel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Radius Recycling. Radius Recycling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olympic Steel, 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	$2.74B	0.31	-$266.41M	-$9.98	-2.97
Olympic Steel	$1.94B	0.19	$22.98M	$1.43	22.79

Summary

Olympic Steel beats Radius Recycling on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.