POSCO (PKX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal has a consensus target price of $32.95, suggesting a potential upside of 5.71%. Given ArcelorMittal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than POSCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POSCO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal received 565 more outperform votes than POSCO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.97% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote while only 59.77% of users gave POSCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
POSCO	Outperform Votes 263 59.77%	Underperform Votes 177 40.23%
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 828 62.97%	Underperform Votes 487 37.03%

Does the media prefer PKX or MT?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 2 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 7 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.68 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
POSCO	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcelorMittal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PKX or MT?

POSCO has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PKX or MT more profitable?

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 2.14% compared to POSCO's net margin of 1.55%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.31% beat POSCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POSCO	1.55%	1.87%	1.10%
ArcelorMittal	2.14%	4.31%	2.56%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PKX or MT?

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of POSCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PKX or MT a better dividend stock?

POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. POSCO pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ArcelorMittal pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PKX or MT?

POSCO has higher revenue and earnings than ArcelorMittal. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than POSCO, 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
POSCO	$72.84T	0.00	$1.36B	$1.60	27.19
ArcelorMittal	$60.96B	0.42	$1.34B	$1.53	20.37

Summary

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