Metallus (MTUS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTUS or CSTM?

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

Do analysts prefer MTUS or CSTM?

Constellium has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.56%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellium is more favorable than Metallus.

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

Is MTUS or CSTM 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
Metallus	-2.05%	0.31%	0.20%
Constellium	0.92%	7.74%	1.34%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MTUS or CSTM?

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
Metallus	$1.08B	0.63	$1.30M	-$0.50	-32.36
Constellium	$7.34B	0.28	$56M	$0.46	30.70

Does the media refer more to MTUS or CSTM?

In the previous week, Constellium had 4 more articles in the media than Metallus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Constellium and 1 mentions for Metallus. Metallus' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Constellium's score of 0.76 indicating that Metallus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Metallus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Constellium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MTUS or CSTM?

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

Summary

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