POSCO (PKX) Competitors

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

Is PKX or MT 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
POSCO	1.20%	1.45%	0.86%
ArcelorMittal	1.98%	4.11%	2.41%

Do analysts recommend PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal has a consensus target price of $32.95, suggesting a potential upside of 1.48%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than POSCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POSCO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PKX or MT?

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of POSCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PKX or MT?

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
POSCO	$53.28B	0.32	$787.77M	$1.60	34.76
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.43	$1.34B	$1.53	21.22

Is PKX or MT a better dividend stock?

POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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. ArcelorMittal pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to PKX or MT?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 10 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 4 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.25 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
POSCO	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcelorMittal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PKX or MT?

POSCO has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.