National Steel (SID) Competitors

Ternium (NYSE:TX) and National Steel (NYSE:SID) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TX or SID?

12.0% of Ternium shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ternium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of National Steel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TX or SID?

Ternium presently has a consensus target price of $33.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.20%. National Steel has a consensus target price of $1.30, indicating a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Ternium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ternium is more favorable than National Steel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ternium	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
National Steel	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is TX or SID more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ternium	3.66%	1.95%	1.35%
National Steel	-5.06%	-13.90%	-2.21%

Does the media refer more to TX or SID?

In the previous week, Ternium and Ternium both had 3 articles in the media. Ternium's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat National Steel's score of -1.42 indicating that Ternium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ternium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Steel	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has better earnings & valuation, TX or SID?

Ternium has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ternium	$16.24B	0.38	-$53.67M	$3.03	10.28
National Steel	$8.10B	0.22	-$480.53M	-$0.29	-4.71

Which has more volatility & risk, TX or SID?

Ternium has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Steel has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TX or SID a better dividend stock?

Ternium pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. National Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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 -34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Ternium beats National Steel on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.