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CRS vs. FSTR, HWKN, IOSP, AGI, AXTA, CCJ, EGO, KOP, LYB, and DNN

Should you be buying Carpenter Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carpenter Technology include L.B. Foster (FSTR), Hawkins (HWKN), Innospec (IOSP), Alamos Gold (AGI), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Cameco (CCJ), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Koppers (KOP), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), and Denison Mine (DNN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Carpenter Technology vs. Its Competitors

Carpenter Technology (NYSE:CRS) and L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Carpenter Technology has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carpenter Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carpenter Technology$2.76B4.98$186.50M$7.0639.09
L.B. Foster$530.77M0.47$42.95M$3.317.21

92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Carpenter Technology had 7 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Carpenter Technology and 1 mentions for L.B. Foster. Carpenter Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat L.B. Foster's score of 0.87 indicating that Carpenter Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Carpenter Technology
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
L.B. Foster
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 12.26% compared to L.B. Foster's net margin of 7.22%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 21.16% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carpenter Technology12.26% 21.16% 10.85%
L.B. Foster 7.22%3.76%1.89%

Carpenter Technology currently has a consensus target price of $278.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.86%. L.B. Foster has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.73%. Given L.B. Foster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe L.B. Foster is more favorable than Carpenter Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carpenter Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
L.B. Foster
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Carpenter Technology beats L.B. Foster on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CRS vs. The Competition

MetricCarpenter TechnologySTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.97B$5.55B$3.25B$20.52B
Dividend Yield0.28%1.37%5.15%3.76%
P/E Ratio39.0972.5591.3726.72
Price / Sales4.981.9027,226,089,426,148,800.0040.48
Price / Cash35.9720.5123.8922.26
Price / Book8.413.555.934.58
Net Income$186.50M$138.31M$147.60M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.60%-0.46%1.66%1.31%
1 Month Performance10.92%6.02%4.51%4.85%
1 Year Performance158.51%38.10%25.44%14.09%

Carpenter Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRS
Carpenter Technology
4.1067 of 5 stars
$275.95
-1.7%
$278.33
+0.9%
+167.6%$13.97B$2.76B39.094,600Positive News
FSTR
L.B. Foster
3.6608 of 5 stars
$21.87
-1.1%
$25.00
+14.3%
+12.9%$230.95M$530.77M6.611,057
HWKN
Hawkins
3.3937 of 5 stars
$142.10
-1.3%
$142.50
+0.3%
+70.0%$2.96B$974.43M35.171,035Analyst Downgrade
IOSP
Innospec
4.4376 of 5 stars
$84.09
-0.2%
N/A-28.5%$2.10B$1.85B77.862,450
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.3878 of 5 stars
$26.61
+4.0%
$30.38
+14.1%
+67.4%$11.18B$1.35B42.922,400News Coverage
Positive News
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.8096 of 5 stars
$29.71
-0.5%
$40.50
+36.3%
-10.5%$6.49B$5.24B14.4912,800News Coverage
CCJ
Cameco
3.861 of 5 stars
$74.32
+1.4%
$80.65
+8.5%
+50.5%$32.35B$2.29B185.802,100Positive News
EGO
Eldorado Gold
3.5098 of 5 stars
$20.33
+2.3%
$21.70
+6.7%
+31.8%$4.17B$1.42B12.794,800News Coverage
KOP
Koppers
4.1176 of 5 stars
$32.11
-2.0%
$64.00
+99.3%
-6.4%$642.52M$2.09B27.682,082
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.6654 of 5 stars
$57.93
-1.3%
$69.75
+20.4%
-35.0%$18.62B$40.30B17.8820,000Positive News
DNN
Denison Mine
2.266 of 5 stars
$1.82
+1.7%
$3.00
+64.8%
N/A$1.63B$2.88M-22.7593

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