POSCO (PKX) Competitors $53.78 -0.25 (-0.45%) As of 01:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, WS, SPLP, IIIN, 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), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), Insteel Industries (IIIN), and Metallus (MTUS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. POSCO vs. Its Competitors ArcelorMittal Tenaris Ternium Gerdau Constellium National Steel Worthington Steel Steel Partners Insteel Industries Metallus ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and POSCO (NYSE:PKX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal currently has a consensus target price of $32.95, suggesting a potential downside of 2.40%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher possible upside, research 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43POSCO 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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%0.81%0.49% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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$60.63B0.46$1.34B$3.2410.42POSCO$72.84T0.00$787.77M$0.8166.40 Is MT or PKX a better dividend stock? ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. ArcelorMittal pays out 14.2% 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. Does the media refer more to MT or PKX? In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 6 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 6 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.62 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcelorMittal 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive POSCO 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POSCO has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PKX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$16.32B$7.61B$3.30B$20.68BDividend Yield2.66%3.36%5.18%3.66%P/E Ratio66.4026.37112.2928.60Price / Sales0.000.4435,179,415,501,968,700.0066.63Price / Cash4.557.0023.9223.59Price / Book0.380.766.034.31Net Income$787.77M$275.78M$148.72M$995.66M7 Day Performance3.53%0.46%3.76%2.00%1 Month Performance-5.17%-4.81%4.67%-0.48%1 Year Performance-9.04%17.05%37.26%14.77% POSCO Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKXPOSCO2.0433 of 5 stars$53.79-0.5%N/A-8.2%$16.32B$72.84T66.4044,502MTArcelorMittal3.7879 of 5 stars$30.40-1.8%$32.95+8.4%+50.5%$25.36B$62.44B9.38125,416TSTenaris2.9611 of 5 stars$34.68+0.1%$44.00+26.9%+27.3%$20.15B$12.52B9.4225,874Analyst ForecastTXTernium3.0954 of 5 stars$30.71-3.9%$33.40+8.8%-6.3%$6.41B$17.65B10.1333,949Positive NewsGGBGerdau4.2196 of 5 stars$2.93+2.3%$3.80+29.9%-2.3%$5.95B$12.43B10.0925,557Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCSTMConstellium3.0873 of 5 stars$13.21-0.1%$19.00+43.8%-12.1%$1.84B$7.34B69.5312,000SIDNational Steel0.8166 of 5 stars$1.38-1.1%$1.30-5.5%-32.1%$1.84B$8.10B-4.7429,695News CoverageNegative NewsWSWorthington Steel4.0109 of 5 stars$29.69-0.5%$34.00+14.5%-9.7%$1.52B$3.09B13.624,800Positive NewsSPLPSteel Partners3.0447 of 5 stars$39.39-2.7%N/A+13.5%$788.04M$2.03B4.044,500Positive NewsGap UpIIINInsteel Industries1.2439 of 5 stars$35.77+1.3%N/AN/A$685.36M$529.20M21.14960MTUSMetallus3.2382 of 5 stars$15.11+0.4%$24.00+58.8%-20.8%$634.15M$1.08B-30.231,880News CoverageEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MT Competitors TS Competitors TX Competitors GGB Competitors CSTM Competitors SID Competitors WS Competitors SPLP Competitors IIIN 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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