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 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
ArcelorMittal	4.11%	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)	2.33
POSCO	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.51	$1.34B	$3.24	12.09
POSCO	$53.28B	0.32	$787.77M	$0.81	69.21

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.

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.