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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TX or CSTM?

Ternium received 83 more outperform votes than Constellium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.66% of users gave Constellium an outperform vote while only 66.09% of users gave Ternium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ternium	Outperform Votes 462 66.09%	Underperform Votes 237 33.91%
Constellium	Outperform Votes 379 68.66%	Underperform Votes 173 31.34%

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

12.0% of Ternium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Constellium shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Constellium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, TX or CSTM?

Ternium has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellium has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TX or CSTM?

Ternium presently has a consensus target price of $42.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.35%. Constellium has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 79.52%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellium is more favorable than Ternium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ternium	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to TX or CSTM?

In the previous week, Ternium and Ternium both had 5 articles in the media. Constellium's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Ternium's score of 0.21 indicating that Constellium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ternium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Constellium	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$17.65B	0.36	$676.04M	-$0.28	-115.11
Constellium	$7.34B	0.22	$135.29M	$0.32	35.25

Summary

Constellium beats Ternium on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.