Gerdau (GGB) Competitors

In the previous week, Gerdau had 8 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gerdau and 2 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Gerdau's score of 0.45 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Gerdau has a net margin of 3.37% compared to POSCO's net margin of 1.79%. Gerdau's return on equity of 7.97% beat POSCO's return on equity.

POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. POSCO pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gerdau pays out 52.2% 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.

1.5% of Gerdau shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of POSCO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Gerdau shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

POSCO has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gerdau has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

Gerdau has a consensus price target of $5.28, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Given Gerdau's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gerdau is more favorable than POSCO.

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

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

Gerdau has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ternium has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ternium pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Gerdau pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ternium pays out 73.0% 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.

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

In the previous week, Gerdau had 6 more articles in the media than Ternium. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gerdau and 4 mentions for Ternium. Ternium's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Gerdau's score of 0.45 indicating that Ternium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Gerdau presently has a consensus target price of $5.28, indicating a potential upside of 11.58%. Ternium has a consensus target price of $47.94, indicating a potential downside of 10.85%. Given Gerdau's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Ternium.

Ternium has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Gerdau's net margin of 3.37%. Gerdau's return on equity of 7.97% beat Ternium's return on equity.

In the previous week, Gerdau had 5 more articles in the media than Commercial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gerdau and 5 mentions for Commercial Metals. Commercial Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Gerdau's score of 0.45 indicating that Commercial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Gerdau has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the broader market.

Commercial Metals has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Gerdau's net margin of 3.37%. Commercial Metals' return on equity of 15.69% beat Gerdau's return on equity.

Gerdau currently has a consensus price target of $5.28, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Commercial Metals has a consensus price target of $81.18, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. Given Commercial Metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Commercial Metals is more favorable than Gerdau.

Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Gerdau pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commercial Metals pays out 15.1% 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. Commercial Metals has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

1.5% of Gerdau shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Gerdau shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Commercial Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

In the previous week, Gerdau had 7 more articles in the media than Cleveland-Cliffs. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gerdau and 3 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Gerdau's score of 0.45 indicating that Cleveland-Cliffs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gerdau has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

Cleveland-Cliffs currently has a consensus target price of $11.86, suggesting a potential downside of 0.42%. Gerdau has a consensus target price of $5.28, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Given Gerdau's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Cleveland-Cliffs.

67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Gerdau shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Gerdau shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gerdau has a net margin of 3.37% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -4.56%. Gerdau's return on equity of 7.97% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.