POSCO (PKX) Competitors $56.06 +2.31 (+4.30%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.26 +0.20 (+0.36%) As of 10/24/2025 07:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PKX vs. MT, TS, TX, GGB, CSTM, SID, UAMY, WS, SPLP, and MTUSShould you be buying POSCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of POSCO include ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), Ternium (TX), Gerdau (GGB), Constellium (CSTM), National Steel (SID), United States Antimony (UAMY), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), and Metallus (MTUS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. POSCO vs. Its Competitors ArcelorMittal Tenaris Ternium Gerdau Constellium National Steel United States Antimony Worthington Steel Steel Partners Metallus ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and POSCO (NYSE:PKX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POSCO has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MT or PKX? In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 5 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 3 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.87 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcelorMittal 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive POSCO 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MT or PKX more profitable? ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 4.11% compared to POSCO's net margin of 0.69%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.99% beat POSCO's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ArcelorMittal4.11% 4.99% 2.90% POSCO 0.69%0.82%0.49% Do institutionals & insiders believe in MT or PKX? 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of POSCO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus target price of $34.95, suggesting a potential downside of 10.76%. Given ArcelorMittal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than POSCO.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ArcelorMittal 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33POSCO 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than POSCO. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than POSCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcelorMittal$62.44B0.51$1.34B$3.2412.09POSCO$53.28B0.32$787.77M$0.8169.21 Is MT or PKX a better dividend stock? ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. ArcelorMittal pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. POSCO pays out 174.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get POSCO News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PKX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPOSCOSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.99B$8.67B$3.71B$22.10BDividend Yield2.52%2.90%5.05%3.55%P/E Ratio69.2122.2521.7533.37Price / Sales0.320.5221,784.5883.20Price / Cash4.738.1226.4524.64Price / Book0.400.857.054.66Net Income$787.77M$259.08M$148.62M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.21%3.40%-1.43%2.22%1 Month Performance14.95%2.82%4.32%1.79%1 Year Performance-6.59%32.24%52.24%14.02% POSCO Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKXPOSCO1.837 of 5 stars$56.06+4.3%N/A-6.6%$16.99B$53.28B69.2144,502Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMTArcelorMittal3.9523 of 5 stars$38.70+0.6%$33.45-13.6%+63.0%$31.53B$62.44B11.94125,416News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTSTenaris3.4307 of 5 stars$34.76+1.0%$41.80+20.3%+11.6%$20.00B$12.52B9.4525,874Upcoming EarningsTXTernium3.531 of 5 stars$36.25+2.1%$34.69-4.3%+1.9%$7.12B$16.24B11.9633,949Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGGBGerdau2.4343 of 5 stars$3.42+2.6%$3.80+11.3%+8.0%$6.65B$69.10B11.7825,557News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCSTMConstellium2.078 of 5 stars$15.94+4.2%$16.33+2.5%+48.8%$2.13B$7.34B83.8712,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSIDNational Steel1.5252 of 5 stars$1.65+5.4%$1.30-21.0%-21.9%$2.07B$8.10B-5.6729,695News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpUAMYUnited States Antimony1.5538 of 5 stars$13.43+20.0%$4.38-67.4%+1,835.2%$1.83B$25.73M-335.7570Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWSWorthington Steel3.2033 of 5 stars$31.33+3.1%$36.00+14.9%-14.0%$1.54B$3.09B14.374,800Analyst ForecastSPLPSteel Partners2.3082 of 5 stars$42.26+2.1%N/A+3.7%$845.12M$2.03B4.334,500Positive NewsMTUSMetallus3.2702 of 5 stars$17.23+4.3%$24.00+39.3%+27.0%$690.97M$1.08B-33.781,880Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MT Competitors TS Competitors TX Competitors GGB Competitors CSTM Competitors SID Competitors UAMY Competitors WS Competitors SPLP Competitors MTUS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PKX) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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