Carpenter Technology (CRS) Competitors

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and Carpenter Technology (NYSE:CRS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Is NUE or CRS a better dividend stock?

Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Nucor pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carpenter Technology pays out 11.3% 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. Nucor has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, NUE or CRS?

Nucor has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NUE or CRS?

76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nucor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Carpenter Technology 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.

Does the media favor NUE or CRS?

In the previous week, Carpenter Technology had 12 more articles in the media than Nucor. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Carpenter Technology and 32 mentions for Nucor. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Carpenter Technology's score of 0.98 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nucor	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carpenter Technology	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NUE or CRS more profitable?

Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Nucor's net margin of 6.60%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 19.88% beat Nucor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nucor	6.60%	9.85%	6.25%
Carpenter Technology	9.34%	19.88%	9.92%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NUE or CRS?

Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Carpenter Technology. Nucor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carpenter Technology, 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
Nucor	$30.43B	0.91	$2.03B	$5.62	21.26
Carpenter Technology	$2.92B	3.34	$186.50M	$7.06	27.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NUE or CRS?

Nucor received 375 more outperform votes than Carpenter Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.72% of users gave Carpenter Technology an outperform vote while only 64.15% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nucor	Outperform Votes 696 64.15%	Underperform Votes 389 35.85%
Carpenter Technology	Outperform Votes 321 64.72%	Underperform Votes 175 35.28%

Do analysts recommend NUE or CRS?

Nucor currently has a consensus price target of $160.33, suggesting a potential upside of 34.19%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus price target of $168.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.00%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nucor is more favorable than Carpenter Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nucor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Carpenter Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Nucor and Carpenter Technology tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.