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$11.24 +0.50 (+4.66%)
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CLF vs. STLD, CMC, NUE, PKX, and TX

Should you buy Cleveland-Cliffs stock or one of its competitors? Cleveland-Cliffs's main competitors and comparable companies include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Commercial Metals (CMC), Nucor (NUE), POSCO (PKX), and Ternium (TX). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "steel" industry.

How does Cleveland-Cliffs compare to Steel Dynamics?

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) and Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Steel Dynamics currently has a consensus target price of $259.09, indicating a potential upside of 14.32%. Cleveland-Cliffs has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Steel Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Cleveland-Cliffs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Steel Dynamics
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cleveland-Cliffs
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Steel Dynamics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Steel Dynamics$18.18B1.79$1.19B$11.0320.55
Cleveland-Cliffs$18.61B0.34-$1.48B-$1.62N/A

Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the broader market.

82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 7.83% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -4.56%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 18.12% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Steel Dynamics7.83% 18.12% 9.81%
Cleveland-Cliffs -4.56%-13.37%-3.96%

In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 1 more articles in the media than Cleveland-Cliffs. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 12 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.90 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Steel Dynamics
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cleveland-Cliffs
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Steel Dynamics beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cleveland-Cliffs compare to Commercial Metals?

Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) and Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Commercial Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commercial Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cleveland-Cliffs$18.61B0.34-$1.48B-$1.62N/A
Commercial Metals$7.80B0.94$84.66M$5.3112.45

In the previous week, Cleveland-Cliffs had 8 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs and 4 mentions for Commercial Metals. Commercial Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.90 indicating that Commercial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cleveland-Cliffs
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Commercial Metals
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the broader market.

67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Commercial Metals has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -4.56%. Commercial Metals' return on equity of 15.69% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cleveland-Cliffs-4.56% -13.37% -3.96%
Commercial Metals 6.72%15.69%7.65%

Cleveland-Cliffs presently has a consensus price target of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Commercial Metals has a consensus price target of $81.18, suggesting a potential upside of 22.80%. Given Commercial Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Commercial Metals is more favorable than Cleveland-Cliffs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cleveland-Cliffs
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Commercial Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Summary

Commercial Metals beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cleveland-Cliffs compare to Nucor?

Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) and Nucor (NYSE:NUE) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Nucor had 21 more articles in the media than Cleveland-Cliffs. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Nucor and 12 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.90 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cleveland-Cliffs
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nucor
28 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Nucor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cleveland-Cliffs currently has a consensus price target of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Nucor has a consensus price target of $273.31, suggesting a potential upside of 12.66%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nucor is more favorable than Cleveland-Cliffs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cleveland-Cliffs
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Nucor
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nucor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cleveland-Cliffs$18.61B0.34-$1.48B-$1.62N/A
Nucor$32.49B1.69$1.74B$12.5419.35

Nucor has a net margin of 7.99% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -4.56%. Nucor's return on equity of 12.73% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cleveland-Cliffs-4.56% -13.37% -3.96%
Nucor 7.99%12.73%8.03%

Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nucor has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nucor beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cleveland-Cliffs compare to POSCO?

POSCO (NYSE:PKX) and Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

POSCO has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cleveland-Cliffs had 11 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs and 1 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.90 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
POSCO
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cleveland-Cliffs
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of POSCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

POSCO has a net margin of 1.79% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -4.56%. POSCO's return on equity of 2.00% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
POSCO1.79% 2.00% 1.19%
Cleveland-Cliffs -4.56%-13.37%-3.96%

Cleveland-Cliffs has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Cleveland-Cliffs' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cleveland-Cliffs is more favorable than POSCO.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
POSCO
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cleveland-Cliffs
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

POSCO has higher revenue and earnings than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than POSCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
POSCO$48.64B0.36$483.48M$2.6421.66
Cleveland-Cliffs$18.61B0.34-$1.48B-$1.62N/A

Summary

POSCO beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cleveland-Cliffs compare to Ternium?

Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) and Ternium (NYSE:TX) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Ternium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ternium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cleveland-Cliffs$18.61B0.34-$1.48B-$1.62N/A
Ternium$15.61B0.71$425.23M$3.5615.57

Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ternium has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Cleveland-Cliffs currently has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Ternium has a consensus target price of $49.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.70%. Given Cleveland-Cliffs' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cleveland-Cliffs is more favorable than Ternium.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cleveland-Cliffs
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Ternium
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ternium shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cleveland-Cliffs had 10 more articles in the media than Ternium. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs and 2 mentions for Ternium. Ternium's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.90 indicating that Ternium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cleveland-Cliffs
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ternium
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Ternium has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -4.56%. Ternium's return on equity of 4.26% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cleveland-Cliffs-4.56% -13.37% -3.96%
Ternium 4.37%4.26%2.92%

Summary

Ternium beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CLF vs. The Competition

MetricCleveland-CliffsMetals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.42B$4.09B$5.10B$24.21B
Dividend YieldN/A5.21%4.71%3.71%
P/E Ratio-6.9425.6026.5530.19
Price / Sales0.348,047.834,787.9523.48
Price / CashN/A29.7527.1432.31
Price / Book1.1010.568.966.77
Net Income-$1.48B$122.18M$154.79M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-5.54%3.02%2.35%-0.75%
1 Month Performance21.81%12.30%9.93%2.22%
1 Year Performance11.66%59.38%47.16%17.88%

Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs
2.4307 of 5 stars
$11.24
+4.7%
$11.86
+5.5%
+5.6%$6.41B$18.61BN/A25,000
STLD
Steel Dynamics
4.9457 of 5 stars
$258.16
+0.9%
$259.09
+0.4%
+74.6%$37.00B$18.18B23.4114,400
CMC
Commercial Metals
4.994 of 5 stars
$72.75
+1.6%
$81.18
+11.6%
+15.8%$8.05B$7.80B13.7012,690
NUE
Nucor
4.9417 of 5 stars
$272.73
+1.4%
$273.31
+0.2%
+67.9%$61.88B$32.49B21.7533,000
PKX
POSCO
3.2849 of 5 stars
$59.10
+0.9%
N/A+7.1%$17.88B$48.64B22.3942,873

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