POSCO (PKX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MT or PKX?

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POSCO has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MT or PKX 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
ArcelorMittal	2.14%	4.31%	2.56%
POSCO	1.55%	1.87%	1.10%

Which has better valuation and earnings, MT or PKX?

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
ArcelorMittal	$60.96B	0.41	$1.34B	$1.53	19.98
POSCO	$72.84T	0.00	$1.36B	$1.60	30.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MT or PKX?

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 59.64% of users gave POSCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 828 62.97%	Underperform Votes 487 37.03%
POSCO	Outperform Votes 263 59.64%	Underperform Votes 178 40.36%

Do analysts rate MT or PKX?

ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus price target of $32.95, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Given ArcelorMittal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than POSCO.

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
POSCO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MT or PKX?

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of POSCO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MT or PKX a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. ArcelorMittal pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Does the media favor MT or PKX?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal and ArcelorMittal both had 4 articles in the media. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.42 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.