Constellium (CSTM) Competitors

Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) and Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSTM or GGB?

Constellium received 93 more outperform votes than Gerdau when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.66% of users gave Constellium an outperform vote while only 58.61% of users gave Gerdau an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellium	Outperform Votes 379 68.66%	Underperform Votes 173 31.34%
Gerdau	Outperform Votes 286 58.61%	Underperform Votes 202 41.39%

Do analysts rate CSTM or GGB?

Constellium presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.08%. Gerdau has a consensus price target of $3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 24.18%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Constellium is more favorable than Gerdau.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gerdau	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to CSTM or GGB?

In the previous week, Gerdau had 11 more articles in the media than Constellium. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Gerdau and 4 mentions for Constellium. Gerdau's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Constellium's score of 0.20 indicating that Gerdau is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gerdau	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CSTM or GGB?

92.6% of Constellium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Gerdau shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Constellium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Gerdau shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSTM or GGB?

Constellium has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gerdau has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSTM or GGB?

Gerdau has higher revenue and earnings than Constellium. Gerdau is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellium, 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
Constellium	$7.43B	0.26	$135.29M	$0.46	29.91
Gerdau	$68.19B	0.09	$1.50B	$0.29	10.55

Is CSTM or GGB more profitable?

Gerdau has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Constellium's net margin of 0.67%. Gerdau's return on equity of 7.74% beat Constellium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellium	0.67%	4.83%	0.94%
Gerdau	7.03%	7.74%	5.23%

Summary

Constellium beats Gerdau on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.