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PKX vs. MT, TS, GGB, TX, CSTM, SID, WS, SPLP, ASTL, and MTUS

Should 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

POSCO (NYSE:PKX) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) 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 valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of POSCO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ArcelorMittal has lower revenue, but higher 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
POSCO$72.84T0.00$787.77M$1.6035.45
ArcelorMittal$60.96B0.44$1.34B$1.5321.49

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 1.36 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.51 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 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 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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
POSCO1.20% 1.45% 0.86%
ArcelorMittal 1.98%4.11%2.41%

ArcelorMittal has a consensus target price of $32.95, indicating a potential upside of 0.21%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PKX vs. The Competition

MetricPOSCOSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$17.21B$7.92B$3.24B$20.45B
Dividend Yield2.51%2.92%5.14%3.72%
P/E Ratio35.4533.9695.8727.80
Price / Sales0.000.4827,181,161,885,841,700.0049.81
Price / Cash4.827.3423.9218.22
Price / Book0.400.805.924.58
Net Income$787.77M$280.11M$147.60M$982.91M
7 Day Performance9.35%5.47%1.66%1.31%
1 Month Performance18.81%8.11%4.51%4.85%
1 Year Performance-16.94%12.57%25.44%14.09%

POSCO Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PKX
POSCO
1.9624 of 5 stars
$56.72
+1.2%
N/A-18.0%$17.21B$72.84T35.4544,502Positive News
MT
ArcelorMittal
3.9886 of 5 stars
$32.29
-1.1%
$32.95
+2.0%
+38.9%$26.74B$62.44B21.10125,416
TS
Tenaris
3.3026 of 5 stars
$38.06
-0.9%
$44.00
+15.6%
+23.1%$22.32B$12.52B11.6025,874Analyst Upgrade
GGB
Gerdau
3.8164 of 5 stars
$3.07
-1.9%
$3.80
+23.8%
-6.4%$6.51B$12.43B10.5925,557Positive News
TX
Ternium
1.7611 of 5 stars
$31.61
-1.5%
$30.67
-3.0%
-15.6%$6.43B$17.65B-17.7633,949
CSTM
Constellium
3.5243 of 5 stars
$14.13
-3.0%
$19.00
+34.5%
-24.0%$2.08B$7.34B30.7212,000
SID
National Steel
1.1146 of 5 stars
$1.51
-2.6%
$1.30
-13.9%
-36.8%$2.06B$8.10B-4.3129,695Positive News
WS
Worthington Steel
3.4002 of 5 stars
$31.41
-3.1%
$34.00
+8.2%
-2.3%$1.65B$3.09B14.414,600Analyst Upgrade
SPLP
Steel Partners
3.7997 of 5 stars
$41.00
-2.4%
N/A+10.1%$820.04M$2.03B4.214,500Positive News
ASTL
Algoma Steel Group
0.9687 of 5 stars
$6.99
-1.4%
N/A+1.2%$743.98M$2.49B-4.542,844
MTUS
Metallus
2.3273 of 5 stars
$16.15
-2.5%
N/A-17.5%$697.73M$1.08B-32.301,880Analyst Upgrade

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