Constellium (CSTM) Competitors

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) and Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the media refer more to KALU or CSTM?

In the previous week, Constellium had 2 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Constellium and 3 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Constellium's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.63 indicating that Constellium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KALU or CSTM?

Constellium has higher revenue and earnings than Kaiser Aluminum. Constellium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, 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
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.47	$46.80M	$2.67	33.14
Constellium	$7.34B	0.28	$56M	$0.46	30.70

Do analysts recommend KALU or CSTM?

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.02%. Constellium has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.56%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellium is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is KALU or CSTM more profitable?

Kaiser Aluminum has a net margin of 1.43% compared to Constellium's net margin of 0.92%. Constellium's return on equity of 7.74% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	1.43%	7.02%	2.06%
Constellium	0.92%	7.74%	1.34%

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

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Constellium shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, KALU or CSTM?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellium has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Constellium beats Kaiser Aluminum on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.