POSCO (PKX) Competitors

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

Is MT or PKX more profitable?

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 5.87% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of 3.63%. POSCO's return on equity of 8.93% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal	5.87%	8.93%	5.36%
POSCO	3.63%	4.35%	2.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MT or PKX?

ArcelorMittal received 562 more outperform votes than POSCO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.11% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote while only 59.95% of users gave POSCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 821 63.11%	Underperform Votes 480 36.89%
POSCO	Outperform Votes 259 59.95%	Underperform Votes 173 40.05%

Is MT or PKX a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ArcelorMittal pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. POSCO pays out 21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. POSCO has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. POSCO is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate MT or PKX?

ArcelorMittal currently has a consensus price target of $29.16, suggesting a potential upside of 15.35%. Given POSCO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
POSCO	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media prefer MT or PKX?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 4 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 3 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.13 indicating that ArcelorMittal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcelorMittal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
POSCO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$79.84B	0.26	$9.30B	$4.87	5.21
POSCO	$65.60B	0.41	$2.84B	$7.07	12.53

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MT or PKX?

4.6% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of POSCO 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, MT or PKX?

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POSCO has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.