Constellium (CSTM) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TX or CSTM?

Ternium has higher revenue and earnings than Constellium. Ternium 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
Ternium	$16.80B	0.33	$676.04M	-$1.78	-15.74
Constellium	$7.43B	0.23	$135.29M	$0.46	26.32

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TX or CSTM?

Ternium received 84 more outperform votes than Constellium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.66% of users gave Constellium an outperform vote while only 66.05% of users gave Ternium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ternium	Outperform Votes 463 66.05%	Underperform Votes 238 33.95%
Constellium	Outperform Votes 379 68.66%	Underperform Votes 173 31.34%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TX or CSTM?

12.0% of Ternium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Constellium shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ternium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Constellium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, TX or CSTM?

Ternium has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellium has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TX or CSTM?

In the previous week, Constellium had 10 more articles in the media than Ternium. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Constellium and 2 mentions for Ternium. Ternium's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Constellium's score of 1.55 indicating that Ternium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ternium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Constellium	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is TX or CSTM more profitable?

Constellium has a net margin of 0.67% compared to Ternium's net margin of -0.31%. Constellium's return on equity of 4.83% beat Ternium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ternium	-0.31%	1.82%	1.26%
Constellium	0.67%	4.83%	0.94%

Do analysts prefer TX or CSTM?

Ternium presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.04%. Constellium has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.96%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellium is more favorable than Ternium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ternium	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Constellium beats Ternium on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.