Carpenter Technology (CRS) Competitors

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

Is NUE or CRS a better dividend stock?

Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are held 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.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NUE or CRS?

Nucor received 376 more outperform votes than Carpenter Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.79% of users gave Carpenter Technology an outperform vote while only 64.21% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nucor	Outperform Votes 698 64.21%	Underperform Votes 389 35.79%
Carpenter Technology	Outperform Votes 322 64.79%	Underperform Votes 175 35.21%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	0.89	$2.03B	$5.62	20.85
Carpenter Technology	$2.92B	4.17	$186.50M	$7.06	34.69

Does the media favor NUE or CRS?

In the previous week, Nucor had 18 more articles in the media than Carpenter Technology. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Nucor and 12 mentions for Carpenter Technology. Carpenter Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Nucor's score of 0.93 indicating that Carpenter Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nucor	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carpenter Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NUE or CRS?

Nucor currently has a consensus target price of $157.22, indicating a potential upside of 34.18%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus target price of $201.60, indicating a potential downside of 17.68%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Carpenter Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility & risk, NUE or CRS?

Nucor has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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