POSCO (PKX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and 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 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MT or PKX a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. ArcelorMittal pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. POSCO pays out 176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MT or PKX?

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

Does the media prefer MT or PKX?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal and ArcelorMittal both had 7 articles in the media. ArcelorMittal's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat POSCO's score of 1.13 indicating that ArcelorMittal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcelorMittal	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
POSCO	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 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
ArcelorMittal	4.11%	4.99%	2.90%
POSCO	0.69%	0.81%	0.49%

Do analysts rate MT or PKX?

ArcelorMittal currently has a consensus price target of $33.45, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
POSCO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.44	$1.34B	$3.24	10.23
POSCO	$53.28B	0.30	$787.77M	$0.81	65.11

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.