Tenaris (TS) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HWM or TS?

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
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	10.70	$1.16B	$3.42	57.68
Tenaris	$11.77B	1.71	$2.04B	$3.68	9.42

Is HWM or TS a better dividend stock?

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tenaris pays out 60.9% 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 HWM or TS 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
Howmet Aerospace	18.09%	28.17%	12.26%
Tenaris	17.02%	11.71%	9.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, HWM or TS?

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaris has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HWM or TS?

Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $181.92, suggesting a potential downside of 7.77%. Tenaris has a consensus price target of $41.80, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Given Tenaris' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tenaris is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Tenaris	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Does the media refer more to HWM or TS?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 16 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 8 mentions for Tenaris. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Tenaris' score of 0.78 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tenaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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