Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer MT or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 11 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 8 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.42 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcelorMittal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Howmet Aerospace	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal currently has a consensus price target of $32.95, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $134.59, indicating a potential downside of 21.22%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Is MT or HWM more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 15.55% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of 2.14%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 25.74% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal	2.14%	4.31%	2.56%
Howmet Aerospace	15.55%	25.74%	10.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MT or HWM?

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MT or HWM a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. ArcelorMittal pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 13.0% 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. Howmet Aerospace has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than Howmet Aerospace. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
ArcelorMittal	$60.96B	0.41	$1.34B	$1.53	20.05
Howmet Aerospace	$7.55B	9.14	$1.16B	$3.07	55.65

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal received 704 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.50% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.97% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 828 62.97%	Underperform Votes 487 37.03%
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 124 77.50%	Underperform Votes 36 22.50%

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats ArcelorMittal on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.