POSCO (PKX) Competitors $56.63 +0.61 (+1.09%) As of 02:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PKX vs. MT, TS, GGB, TX, CSTM, SID, WS, SPLP, ASTL, and MTUSShould you be buying POSCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of POSCO include ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), Gerdau (GGB), Ternium (TX), Constellium (CSTM), National Steel (SID), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), and Metallus (MTUS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. POSCO vs. Its Competitors ArcelorMittal Tenaris Gerdau Ternium Constellium National Steel Worthington Steel Steel Partners Algoma Steel Group Metallus ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and POSCO (NYSE:PKX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Is MT or PKX more profitable? ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 1.98% compared to POSCO's net margin of 1.20%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.11% beat POSCO's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ArcelorMittal1.98% 4.11% 2.41% POSCO 1.20%1.45%0.86% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MT or PKX? 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of POSCO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POSCO has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend MT or PKX? ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus target price of $32.95, suggesting a potential downside of 0.06%. 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57POSCO 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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$60.96B0.44$1.34B$1.5321.55POSCO$72.84T0.00$787.77M$1.6035.39 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 2.5%. ArcelorMittal pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. POSCO pays out 89.4% 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 had 2 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 1 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.46 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral POSCO 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 12 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$17.19B$7.91B$3.25B$20.46BDividend Yield2.51%2.92%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio35.3933.9795.3927.82Price / Sales0.000.4827,181,161,885,841,700.0048.92Price / Cash4.827.3423.9218.22Price / Book0.400.805.934.58Net Income$787.77M$280.11M$147.60M$982.91M7 Day Performance9.18%5.27%1.65%1.34%1 Month Performance18.62%7.92%4.46%4.92%1 Year Performance-17.07%12.11%25.43%14.14% POSCO Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKXPOSCO1.9463 of 5 stars$56.63+1.1%N/A-18.0%$17.19B$72.84T35.3944,502Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal3.9751 of 5 stars$32.29-1.1%$32.95+2.0%+38.9%$26.74B$62.44B21.10125,416TSTenaris3.1411 of 5 stars$38.06-0.9%$44.00+15.6%+23.1%$22.32B$12.52B11.6025,874Analyst UpgradeGGBGerdau3.8164 of 5 stars$3.07-1.9%$3.80+23.8%-6.4%$6.51B$12.43B10.5925,557Positive NewsTXTernium1.7627 of 5 stars$31.61-1.5%$30.67-3.0%-15.6%$6.43B$17.65B-17.7633,949CSTMConstellium3.5202 of 5 stars$14.13-3.0%$19.00+34.5%-24.0%$2.08B$7.34B30.7212,000Positive NewsSIDNational Steel1.1081 of 5 stars$1.51-2.6%$1.30-13.9%-36.8%$2.06B$8.10B-4.3129,695Positive NewsWSWorthington Steel3.4002 of 5 stars$31.41-3.1%$34.00+8.2%-2.3%$1.65B$3.09B14.414,600Analyst UpgradeSPLPSteel Partners3.7997 of 5 stars$41.00-2.4%N/A+10.1%$820.04M$2.03B4.214,500Positive NewsASTLAlgoma Steel Group0.9687 of 5 stars$6.99-1.4%N/A+1.2%$743.98M$2.49B-4.542,844MTUSMetallus1.8018 of 5 stars$16.15-2.5%N/A-17.5%$697.73M$1.08B-32.301,880Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MT Competitors TS Competitors GGB Competitors TX Competitors CSTM Competitors SID Competitors WS Competitors SPLP Competitors ASTL 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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