PKX vs. ASTLW, AAU, SID, BVN, FMSTW, HGASW, HLP, HYMCW, HYMCL, and IONR
Should you be buying POSCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of POSCO include Algoma Steel Group (ASTLW), Almaden Minerals (AAU), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN), Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (FMSTW), Global Gas (HGASW), Hongli Group (HLP), Hycroft Mining (HYMCW), Hycroft Mining (HYMCL), and ioneer (IONR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
POSCO (NYSE:PKX) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTLW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
POSCO received 260 more outperform votes than Algoma Steel Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.5%. POSCO pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, POSCO had 3 more articles in the media than Algoma Steel Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for POSCO and 1 mentions for Algoma Steel Group. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Algoma Steel Group's score of 0.00 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.
POSCO has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of 0.00%. POSCO's return on equity of 3.02% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.
POSCO has higher revenue and earnings than Algoma Steel Group.
Summary
POSCO beats Algoma Steel Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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