Constellium (CSTM) Competitors

Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) and Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) are both mid-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is GGB or CSTM more profitable?

Gerdau has a net margin of 4.87% compared to Constellium's net margin of 0.92%. Constellium's return on equity of 7.74% beat Gerdau's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gerdau	4.87%	6.63%	4.44%
Constellium	0.92%	7.74%	1.34%

Which has more risk and volatility, GGB or CSTM?

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

Do analysts prefer GGB or CSTM?

Gerdau presently has a consensus price target of $3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 22.58%. Constellium has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.49%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellium is more favorable than Gerdau.

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GGB or CSTM?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GGB or CSTM?

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
Gerdau	$68.19B	0.09	$846.59M	$0.29	10.69
Constellium	$7.34B	0.28	$56M	$0.46	31.65

Does the media prefer GGB or CSTM?

In the previous week, Constellium had 1 more articles in the media than Gerdau. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Constellium and 1 mentions for Gerdau. Constellium's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Gerdau's score of 0.46 indicating that Constellium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Constellium beats Gerdau on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.