Ryerson (RYI) Competitors

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) and Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to STLD or RYI?

In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 13 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 0 mentions for Ryerson. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Ryerson's score of 0.00 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Steel Dynamics	Very Positive
Ryerson	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STLD or RYI?

82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ryerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ryerson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, STLD or RYI?

Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryerson has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STLD or RYI?

Steel Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Ryerson. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, 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
Steel Dynamics	$17.54B	1.06	$1.54B	$6.86	18.31
Ryerson	$4.60B	0.15	-$8.60M	-$0.45	-49.06

Is STLD or RYI a better dividend stock?

Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ryerson pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Steel Dynamics pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryerson pays out -166.7% 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. Steel Dynamics has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Ryerson has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Ryerson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer STLD or RYI?

Steel Dynamics presently has a consensus price target of $149.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.90%. Ryerson has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.24%. Given Steel Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Ryerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steel Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Ryerson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is STLD or RYI more profitable?

Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Ryerson's net margin of -0.33%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 11.88% beat Ryerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steel Dynamics	6.07%	11.88%	6.71%
Ryerson	-0.33%	-1.72%	-0.57%

Summary

Steel Dynamics beats Ryerson on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.