Gerdau (GGB) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer TS or GGB?

Tenaris currently has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.03%. Gerdau has a consensus price target of $3.95, suggesting a potential upside of 51.92%. Given Gerdau's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Tenaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenaris	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Gerdau	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to TS or GGB?

In the previous week, Gerdau had 6 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Gerdau and 11 mentions for Tenaris. Tenaris' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Gerdau's score of 0.99 indicating that Tenaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenaris	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gerdau	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TS or GGB?

Tenaris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gerdau. Gerdau is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenaris, 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
Tenaris	$12.52B	1.53	$3.92B	$3.61	9.10
Gerdau	$67.03B	0.08	$1.50B	$0.43	6.05

Is TS or GGB more profitable?

Tenaris has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Gerdau's net margin of 7.03%. Tenaris' return on equity of 11.76% beat Gerdau's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaris	16.26%	11.76%	9.58%
Gerdau	7.03%	7.74%	5.23%

Is TS or GGB a better dividend stock?

Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Tenaris pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gerdau pays out 14.0% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TS or GGB?

10.4% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Gerdau shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Gerdau shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, TS or GGB?

Tenaris has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gerdau has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TS or GGB?

Tenaris received 142 more outperform votes than Gerdau when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.15% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote while only 58.52% of users gave Gerdau an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 427 62.15%	Underperform Votes 260 37.85%
Gerdau	Outperform Votes 285 58.52%	Underperform Votes 202 41.48%

Summary

Tenaris beats Gerdau on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.