Metallus (MTUS) Competitors

Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) are both steel works companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is CSTM or MTUS more profitable?

Constellium has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Metallus' net margin of -2.05%. Constellium's return on equity of 7.74% beat Metallus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellium	0.92%	7.74%	1.34%
Metallus	-2.05%	0.31%	0.20%

Do analysts recommend CSTM or MTUS?

Constellium currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.69%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Constellium is more favorable than Metallus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Metallus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to CSTM or MTUS?

In the previous week, Metallus had 2 more articles in the media than Constellium. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metallus and 1 mentions for Constellium. Metallus' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Constellium's score of 0.00 indicating that Metallus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Metallus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CSTM or MTUS?

Constellium has higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellium, 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
Constellium	$7.34B	0.28	$56M	$0.46	31.37
Metallus	$1.04B	0.66	$1.30M	-$0.50	-32.82

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CSTM or MTUS?

92.6% of Constellium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Constellium shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Metallus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CSTM or MTUS?

Constellium has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Constellium beats Metallus on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.