Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

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

Do insiders and 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, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace 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.

Does the media favor MT or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 18 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 13 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.60 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MT or HWM a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. ArcelorMittal pays out 27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.2% 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.

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%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	$62.44B	0.39	$1.34B	$1.65	17.98
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	7.54	$1.16B	$2.82	49.15

Which has more volatility and risk, MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal received 707 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.06% 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 121 78.06%	Underperform Votes 34 21.94%

Do analysts rate MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus target price of $32.95, indicating a potential upside of 11.05%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $125.06, indicating a potential downside of 9.77%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats ArcelorMittal on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.