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$162.80 -2.30 (-1.39%)
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HWM vs. MT, TS, PKX, GGB, TX, SID, CSTM, WS, SPLP, and ASTL

Should you be buying Howmet Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howmet Aerospace include ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Gerdau (GGB), Ternium (TX), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Constellium (CSTM), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), and Algoma Steel Group (ASTL). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

Howmet Aerospace vs.

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 media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

ArcelorMittal received 705 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.36% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.97% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ArcelorMittalOutperform Votes
828
62.97%
Underperform Votes
487
37.03%
Howmet AerospaceOutperform Votes
123
77.36%
Underperform Votes
36
22.64%

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
ArcelorMittal2.14% 4.31% 2.56%
Howmet Aerospace 15.55%25.74%10.50%

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ArcelorMittal$60.96B0.41$1.34B$1.5320.18
Howmet Aerospace$7.55B8.71$1.16B$3.0753.03

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

ArcelorMittal currently has a consensus price target of $32.95, indicating a potential upside of 6.72%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $132.53, indicating a potential downside of 18.60%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 16 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 9 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.65 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Howmet Aerospace
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

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HWM vs. The Competition

MetricHowmet AerospaceRolling, drawing, & extruding of nonferrous metals IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$65.72B$15.32B$21.54B$19.41B
Dividend Yield0.25%1.89%1.20%3.83%
P/E Ratio57.7328.1448.6134.23
Price / Sales8.712.465.7834.85
Price / Cash40.6414.7529.9017.51
Price / Book14.654.435.984.69
Net Income$1.16B$346.85M$326.81M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.20%-0.78%1.95%-1.34%
1 Month Performance36.21%21.94%20.33%9.79%
1 Year Performance92.01%19.95%29.00%3.27%

Howmet Aerospace Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
4.1222 of 5 stars
$162.80
-1.4%
$132.53
-18.6%
+92.0%$65.72B$7.55B57.7321,400Positive News
MT
ArcelorMittal
3.7453 of 5 stars
$31.14
+1.4%
$32.95
+5.8%
+17.8%$25.51B$60.96B18.87157,900Dividend Cut
TS
Tenaris
3.8965 of 5 stars
$33.97
-0.4%
$44.00
+29.5%
-4.5%$19.75B$12.00B9.4122,800Positive News
PKX
POSCO
1.3182 of 5 stars
$44.63
+0.7%
N/A-40.1%$13.55B$72.84T20.4718,200Positive News
Gap Up
GGB
Gerdau
3.9921 of 5 stars
$2.78
-1.1%
$3.95
+42.1%
-24.9%$5.78B$68.19B6.4730,000Positive News
TX
Ternium
4.2398 of 5 stars
$28.17
+0.4%
$37.00
+31.3%
-35.5%$5.65B$16.80B-100.6020,100Positive News
SID
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
0.6062 of 5 stars
$1.63
-0.3%
$1.30
-20.0%
-42.5%$2.15B$44.88B-10.8335,200
CSTM
Constellium
3.9838 of 5 stars
$12.09
+2.7%
$19.00
+57.2%
-44.2%$1.73B$7.43B37.7812,000Positive News
WS
Worthington Steel
4.1943 of 5 stars
$27.23
-0.2%
$34.00
+24.9%
-22.1%$1.38B$3.17B9.554,600News Coverage
Positive News
SPLP
Steel Partners
3.4036 of 5 stars
$38.50
+1.3%
N/A-3.1%$737.31M$2.03B3.954,500Analyst Forecast
ASTL
Algoma Steel Group
2.2205 of 5 stars
$5.77
+0.3%
N/A-33.3%$605.47M$2.49B-4.542,730Gap Up

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