ArcelorMittal (MT) Competitors

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

Is MT or HWM a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 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 30.7% 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 stronger 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	0.41	$1.34B	$1.53	20.37
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	9.57	$1.16B	$3.07	57.35

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal currently has a consensus price target of $32.95, suggesting a potential upside of 5.71%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $142.13, suggesting a potential downside of 19.28%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher possible upside, equities research 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

Which has more volatility and risk, MT or HWM?

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MT or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 32 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 6 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.68 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MT or HWM more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 16.64% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of 1.98%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 27.25% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal	1.98%	4.11%	2.41%
Howmet Aerospace	16.64%	27.25%	11.48%

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats ArcelorMittal on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.