ArcelorMittal (MT) Competitors

Olympic Steel (NASDAQ:ZEUS) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer ZEUS or MT?

Olympic Steel presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. ArcelorMittal has a consensus price target of $33.45, suggesting a potential upside of 0.88%. Given Olympic Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Olympic Steel is more favorable than ArcelorMittal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olympic Steel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is ZEUS or MT more profitable?

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Olympic Steel's net margin of 0.77%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.99% beat Olympic Steel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olympic Steel	0.77%	1.95%	1.07%
ArcelorMittal	4.11%	4.99%	2.90%

Does the media favor ZEUS or MT?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 2 more articles in the media than Olympic Steel. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 5 mentions for Olympic Steel. Olympic Steel's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 1.15 indicating that Olympic Steel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olympic Steel	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ArcelorMittal	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ZEUS or MT?

87.1% of Olympic Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Olympic Steel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned 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 ZEUS or MT a better dividend stock?

Olympic Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Olympic Steel pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcelorMittal pays out 14.5% 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. Olympic Steel has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Olympic Steel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ZEUS or MT?

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than Olympic Steel. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olympic Steel, 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
Olympic Steel	$1.94B	0.19	$22.98M	$1.22	27.64
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.44	$1.34B	$3.24	10.23

Which has more risk and volatility, ZEUS or MT?

Olympic Steel has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats Olympic Steel on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.