Tenaris (TS) Competitors

Tenaris (NYSE:TS) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both large-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend TS or HWM?

Tenaris presently has a consensus price target of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.55%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $172.13, indicating a potential downside of 9.09%. Given Tenaris' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tenaris is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenaris	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TS or HWM?

10.5% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has higher revenue and earnings than Howmet Aerospace. Tenaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
Tenaris	$12.52B	1.66	$2.04B	$3.68	9.74
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	10.27	$1.16B	$3.42	55.36

Does the media refer more to TS or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 18 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 6 mentions for Tenaris. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Tenaris' score of 1.22 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is TS or HWM a better dividend stock?

Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tenaris pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.0% 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. Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Is TS or HWM more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 18.09% compared to Tenaris' net margin of 17.02%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 28.17% beat Tenaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaris	17.02%	11.71%	9.70%
Howmet Aerospace	18.09%	28.17%	12.26%

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Tenaris on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.