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CMC vs. STLD, WTFC, ASIX, CBT, and FNB

Should you buy Commercial Metals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Commercial Metals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Commercial Metals include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), AdvanSix (ASIX), Cabot (CBT), and F.N.B. (FNB).

How does Commercial Metals compare to Steel Dynamics?

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) and Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Steel Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $214.30, indicating a potential downside of 8.39%. Commercial Metals has a consensus price target of $74.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Commercial Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Commercial Metals is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Steel Dynamics
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Commercial Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are held 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 higher revenue and earnings than Commercial Metals. Commercial Metals 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$18.18B1.86$1.19B$9.3525.02
Commercial Metals$7.80B1.03$84.66M$4.4916.17

Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 15 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 0 mentions for Commercial Metals. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Commercial Metals' score of 0.77 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Steel Dynamics Positive
Commercial Metals Positive

Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Steel Dynamics pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commercial Metals pays out 16.0% 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. Steel Dynamics has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Commercial Metals has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Commercial Metals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Commercial Metals' net margin of 6.02%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 15.54% beat Commercial Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Steel Dynamics7.22% 15.54% 8.49%
Commercial Metals 6.02%13.54%6.98%

Summary

Steel Dynamics beats Commercial Metals on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Commercial Metals compare to Wintrust Financial?

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) and Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Wintrust Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Commercial Metals. Wintrust Financial 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
Commercial Metals$7.80B1.03$84.66M$4.4916.17
Wintrust Financial$4.23B2.36$823.84M$11.9312.42

Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Wintrust Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Commercial Metals pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wintrust Financial pays out 18.4% 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. Commercial Metals has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Wintrust Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Wintrust Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Commercial Metals presently has a consensus price target of $74.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.05%. Wintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $168.92, indicating a potential upside of 13.98%. Given Wintrust Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wintrust Financial is more favorable than Commercial Metals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Commercial Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Wintrust Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

In the previous week, Wintrust Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wintrust Financial and 0 mentions for Commercial Metals. Wintrust Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Commercial Metals' score of 0.77 indicating that Wintrust Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Commercial Metals Positive
Wintrust Financial Positive

Wintrust Financial has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Commercial Metals' net margin of 6.02%. Commercial Metals' return on equity of 13.54% beat Wintrust Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Commercial Metals6.02% 13.54% 6.98%
Wintrust Financial 20.11%13.15%1.25%

86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Wintrust Financial 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.

Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wintrust Financial has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wintrust Financial beats Commercial Metals on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Commercial Metals compare to AdvanSix?

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, AdvanSix had 17 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AdvanSix and 0 mentions for Commercial Metals. Commercial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.12 indicating that Commercial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Commercial Metals Positive
AdvanSix Neutral

Commercial Metals presently has a consensus price target of $74.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.05%. AdvanSix has a consensus price target of $25.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Given AdvanSix's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Commercial Metals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Commercial Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
AdvanSix
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of AdvanSix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Commercial Metals pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AdvanSix pays out 173.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Commercial Metals has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AdvanSix has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Commercial Metals has a net margin of 6.02% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 0.67%. Commercial Metals' return on equity of 13.54% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Commercial Metals6.02% 13.54% 6.98%
AdvanSix 0.67%2.18%1.05%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Commercial Metals$7.80B1.03$84.66M$4.4916.17
AdvanSix$1.55B0.38$49.29M$0.3759.74

Summary

Commercial Metals beats AdvanSix on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Commercial Metals compare to Cabot?

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) and Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Cabot had 8 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cabot and 0 mentions for Commercial Metals. Commercial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Cabot's score of 0.71 indicating that Commercial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cabot Positive
Commercial Metals Positive

Cabot currently has a consensus price target of $80.25, suggesting a potential downside of 3.68%. Commercial Metals has a consensus price target of $74.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Commercial Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Commercial Metals is more favorable than Cabot.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cabot
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Commercial Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Cabot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cabot has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market.

Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Cabot pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commercial Metals pays out 16.0% 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. Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Commercial Metals has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Cabot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cabot has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Commercial Metals' net margin of 6.02%. Cabot's return on equity of 21.33% beat Commercial Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cabot7.97% 21.33% 9.48%
Commercial Metals 6.02%13.54%6.98%

Cabot has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Commercial Metals. Cabot 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
Cabot$3.71B1.16$331M$5.2915.75
Commercial Metals$7.80B1.03$84.66M$4.4916.17

Summary

Cabot beats Commercial Metals on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Commercial Metals compare to F.N.B.?

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) and F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Commercial Metals presently has a consensus price target of $74.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. F.N.B. has a consensus price target of $20.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.79%. Given F.N.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F.N.B. is more favorable than Commercial Metals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Commercial Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
F.N.B.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

F.N.B. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Commercial Metals. F.N.B. 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
Commercial Metals$7.80B1.03$84.66M$4.4916.17
F.N.B.$1.80B3.44$565M$1.6210.77

F.N.B. has a net margin of 21.64% compared to Commercial Metals' net margin of 6.02%. Commercial Metals' return on equity of 13.54% beat F.N.B.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Commercial Metals6.02% 13.54% 6.98%
F.N.B. 21.64%8.94%1.19%

86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of F.N.B. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of F.N.B. 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.

Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. F.N.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Commercial Metals pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F.N.B. pays out 32.1% 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. Commercial Metals has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

In the previous week, F.N.B. had 13 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for F.N.B. and 0 mentions for Commercial Metals. Commercial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat F.N.B.'s score of 0.62 indicating that Commercial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Commercial Metals Positive
F.N.B. Positive

Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F.N.B. has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Commercial Metals beats F.N.B. on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CMC vs. The Competition

MetricCommercial MetalsSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.05B$10.96B$4.96B$23.00B
Dividend Yield1.03%1.53%4.97%4.07%
P/E Ratio16.1730.7123.6928.42
Price / Sales1.030.677,335.6223.83
Price / Cash12.1211.7527.6525.11
Price / Book1.941.136.984.76
Net Income$84.66M$348.78M$159.16M$1.06B
7 Day Performance2.84%0.30%1.78%-0.64%
1 Month Performance10.09%12.02%2.38%1.84%
1 Year Performance51.76%50.21%85.30%24.87%

Commercial Metals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMC
Commercial Metals
3.5872 of 5 stars
$72.59
+3.2%
$74.80
+3.1%
+47.0%$8.05B$7.80B16.1712,690
STLD
Steel Dynamics
4.6561 of 5 stars
$235.97
+0.4%
$214.30
-9.2%
+75.1%$33.90B$18.18B25.2414,400
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.6515 of 5 stars
$150.48
-0.8%
$168.92
+12.3%
+20.0%$10.23B$4.23B12.615,902
ASIX
AdvanSix
3.7979 of 5 stars
$22.51
+10.8%
$25.67
+14.0%
-6.5%$547.81M$1.52B60.831,410
CBT
Cabot
3.2623 of 5 stars
$84.49
-1.4%
$76.25
-9.8%
+8.6%$4.42B$3.71B15.974,100

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