SID vs. TX, GGB, CSTM, WS, UAMY, SPLP, IIIN, MTUS, ASTL, and FRD
Should you be buying National Steel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Steel include Ternium (TX), Gerdau (GGB), Constellium (CSTM), Worthington Steel (WS), United States Antimony (UAMY), Steel Partners (SPLP), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Metallus (MTUS), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), and Friedman Industries (FRD). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.
National Steel vs. Its Competitors
Ternium (NYSE:TX) and National Steel (NYSE:SID) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, Ternium had 2 more articles in the media than National Steel. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ternium and 1 mentions for National Steel. Ternium's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat National Steel's score of 0.19 indicating that Ternium is being referred to more favorably in the media.
12.0% of Ternium shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of National Steel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Ternium pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. National Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Ternium pays out 118.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Steel pays out -31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Ternium has a net margin of 3.66% compared to National Steel's net margin of -5.06%. Ternium's return on equity of 1.95% beat National Steel's return on equity.
Ternium has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Steel has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ternium currently has a consensus price target of $32.67, suggesting a potential downside of 8.21%. National Steel has a consensus price target of $1.30, suggesting a potential downside of 15.31%. Given Ternium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ternium is more favorable than National Steel.
Ternium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than National Steel. National Steel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ternium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Ternium beats National Steel on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SID and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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This page (NYSE:SID) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
