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GGB vs. TS, PKX, TX, CSTM, SID, WS, SPLP, IIIN, MTUS, and UAMY

Should you be buying Gerdau stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gerdau include Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Ternium (TX), Constellium (CSTM), National Steel (SID), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Metallus (MTUS), and United States Antimony (UAMY). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

Gerdau vs. Its Competitors

Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) and Tenaris (NYSE:TS) are both steel works companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

1.5% of Gerdau shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Gerdau shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Gerdau and Gerdau both had 4 articles in the media. Tenaris' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Gerdau's score of 1.50 indicating that Tenaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gerdau
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tenaris
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Tenaris has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Gerdau's net margin of 4.81%. Tenaris' return on equity of 11.71% beat Gerdau's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gerdau4.81% 6.51% 4.29%
Tenaris 17.02%11.71%9.70%

Gerdau has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaris has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Tenaris has higher revenue and earnings than Gerdau. Tenaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gerdau, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gerdau$12.43B0.49$846.59M$0.2910.60
Tenaris$12.52B1.68$2.04B$3.689.84

Gerdau currently has a consensus price target of $3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 23.58%. Tenaris has a consensus price target of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 19.35%. Given Gerdau's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Tenaris.

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
Tenaris
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Gerdau pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tenaris pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Tenaris beats Gerdau on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GGB vs. The Competition

MetricGerdauSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.13B$7.83B$3.50B$21.36B
Dividend Yield2.53%3.16%5.08%3.50%
P/E Ratio10.6027.53128.3229.31
Price / Sales0.490.473,775.9252.63
Price / Cash4.647.3424.1724.03
Price / Book0.630.786.195.36
Net Income$846.59M$275.78M$150.51M$996.52M
7 Day Performance3.36%0.54%3.19%0.44%
1 Month Performance3.71%-0.89%7.87%3.55%
1 Year Performance-6.68%15.43%40.12%12.14%

Gerdau Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GGB
Gerdau
3.6483 of 5 stars
$3.08
+0.2%
$3.80
+23.6%
-5.8%$6.13B$12.43B10.6025,557News Coverage
Positive News
TS
Tenaris
3.2917 of 5 stars
$36.13
-1.1%
$43.20
+19.6%
+30.3%$21.23B$12.52B9.8225,874Positive News
PKX
POSCO
2.5394 of 5 stars
$55.24
-0.9%
N/A-15.8%$16.92B$53.28B68.1944,502Positive News
TX
Ternium
1.9469 of 5 stars
$33.55
+1.3%
$32.83
-2.1%
-1.8%$6.64B$17.65B11.0733,949
CSTM
Constellium
4.3007 of 5 stars
$14.31
-3.0%
$19.00
+32.8%
-12.2%$2.06B$7.34B75.3212,000News Coverage
Positive News
SID
National Steel
1.4998 of 5 stars
$1.36
+1.9%
$1.30
-4.1%
-32.9%$1.76B$8.10B-4.6729,695
WS
Worthington Steel
3.4451 of 5 stars
$33.22
+0.0%
$34.00
+2.4%
-2.7%$1.69B$3.09B15.244,800News Coverage
Positive News
SPLP
Steel Partners
N/A$42.46
+0.2%
N/A+10.8%$849.33M$2.03B4.364,500Gap Down
IIIN
Insteel Industries
1.1758 of 5 stars
$38.51
-0.2%
N/AN/A$749.03M$529.20M24.07960
MTUS
Metallus
3.6654 of 5 stars
$16.65
+0.3%
$24.00
+44.1%
+3.9%$694.32M$1.08B-32.651,880News Coverage
Positive News
UAMY
United States Antimony
0.9334 of 5 stars
$4.82
+2.1%
$3.38
-30.0%
+654.5%$569.81M$25.73M-120.5070News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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