Commercial Metals (CMC) Competitors $46.72 -0.76 (-1.59%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.66 -0.06 (-0.12%) As of 05:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMC vs. STLD, RS, CRS, ATI, X, CLF, WOR, RDUS, ZEUS, and NUEShould you be buying Commercial Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Commercial Metals include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), United States Steel (X), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), and Nucor (NUE). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry. Commercial Metals vs. Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI United States Steel Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel Nucor Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMC or STLD? Steel Dynamics received 507 more outperform votes than Commercial Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.09% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 53.41% of users gave Commercial Metals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCommercial MetalsOutperform Votes33753.41% Underperform Votes29446.59% Steel DynamicsOutperform Votes84467.09% Underperform Votes41432.91% Do analysts recommend CMC or STLD? Commercial Metals currently has a consensus target price of $60.33, indicating a potential upside of 27.07%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus target price of $147.44, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Commercial Metals' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Commercial Metals is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Commercial Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more risk & volatility, CMC or STLD? Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CMC or STLD? Steel Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Commercial Metals. Steel Dynamics 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 RatioCommercial Metals$7.74B0.69$485.49M$0.6079.14Steel Dynamics$17.22B1.16$1.54B$7.5717.74 Is CMC or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Commercial Metals' net margin of 1.70%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 17.32% beat Commercial Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Commercial Metals1.70% 9.88% 6.16% Steel Dynamics 8.76%17.32%10.13% Does the media prefer CMC or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 5 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 16 mentions for Commercial Metals. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Commercial Metals' score of 1.24 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Commercial Metals 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Steel Dynamics 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is CMC or STLD a better dividend stock? Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Commercial Metals pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Steel Dynamics pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commercial Metals has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Steel Dynamics has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CMC or STLD? 86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Commercial Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummarySteel Dynamics beats Commercial Metals on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Commercial Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCommercial MetalsBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.36B$11.84B$3.10B$19.57BDividend Yield1.50%3.52%5.08%3.84%P/E Ratio42.7116.8372.1834.73Price / Sales0.690.8026,914,679,906,503,100.0035.66Price / Cash7.636.6124.3617.51Price / Book1.271.265.224.75Net Income$485.49M$1.26B$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.73%-1.15%1.62%-0.01%1 Month Performance13.81%8.45%4.67%11.33%1 Year Performance-15.78%-6.27%14.82%4.69% Commercial Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMCCommercial Metals4.698 of 5 stars$46.72-1.6%$60.33+29.1%-16.4%$5.28B$7.74B42.0912,500News CoveragePositive NewsSTLDSteel Dynamics4.9591 of 5 stars$136.53+4.6%$147.44+8.0%+1.7%$20.47B$17.22B13.9310,600Positive NewsInsider TradeRSReliance3.9242 of 5 stars$304.35+2.7%$319.00+4.8%+0.1%$16.01B$13.67B19.7114,500CRSCarpenter Technology3.6974 of 5 stars$216.85+2.1%$168.00-22.5%+113.5%$10.79B$2.92B40.924,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionATIATI4.0358 of 5 stars$73.34+2.6%$76.14+3.8%+25.1%$10.35B$4.46B28.767,300Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionXUnited States Steel3.4558 of 5 stars$42.03-0.8%$39.22-6.7%+12.0%$9.52B$15.21B28.2122,700Positive NewsCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.8347 of 5 stars$7.50+7.1%$15.02+100.4%-58.2%$3.71B$18.62B-7.7326,000High Trading VolumeWORWorthington Enterprises3.3851 of 5 stars$60.51+4.1%$52.33-13.5%+3.0%$3.02B$1.15B72.908,400Positive NewsRDUSRadius Recycling2.0604 of 5 stars$29.38+0.1%$22.00-25.1%+62.0%$828.58M$223.36M-2.933,353Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastZEUSOlympic Steel4.3944 of 5 stars$32.86+5.8%$41.00+24.8%-40.6%$366.82M$1.91B16.681,670Positive NewsNUENucor4.9553 of 5 stars$120.02+4.2%$160.33+33.6%-32.7%$27.67B$30.43B14.2728,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STLD Alternatives RS Alternatives CRS Alternatives ATI Alternatives X Alternatives CLF Alternatives WOR Alternatives RDUS Alternatives ZEUS Alternatives NUE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CMC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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