Tenaris (TS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	1.80	$2.04B	$3.28	11.80
Howmet Aerospace	$7.55B	9.40	$1.16B	$3.07	57.27

Is TS or HWM a better dividend stock?

Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Tenaris pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 13.0% 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace 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.

Does the media prefer TS or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 31 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 4 mentions for Tenaris. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Tenaris' score of 0.26 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Howmet Aerospace	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TS or HWM?

Tenaris currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.67%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $142.13, suggesting a potential downside of 19.17%. Given Tenaris' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Is TS or HWM more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 16.64% compared to Tenaris' net margin of 15.05%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 27.25% beat Tenaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaris	15.05%	10.54%	8.67%
Howmet Aerospace	16.64%	27.25%	11.48%

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Tenaris on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.