Ternium (TX) Competitors

ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and Ternium (NYSE:TX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MT or TX?

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than Ternium. ArcelorMittal 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
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.44	$1.34B	$3.24	10.37
Ternium	$17.65B	0.36	-$53.67M	$3.03	10.55

Which has more volatility and risk, MT or TX?

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ternium has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MT or TX more profitable?

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Ternium's net margin of 3.66%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.99% beat Ternium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal	4.11%	4.99%	2.90%
Ternium	3.66%	1.95%	1.35%

Do analysts recommend MT or TX?

ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus price target of $32.95, indicating a potential downside of 1.93%. Ternium has a consensus price target of $33.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.46%. Given Ternium's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ternium is more favorable than ArcelorMittal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Ternium	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media favor MT or TX?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 8 more articles in the media than Ternium. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 2 mentions for Ternium. ArcelorMittal's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Ternium's score of 0.61 indicating that ArcelorMittal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcelorMittal	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ternium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MT or TX?

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ternium shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MT or TX a better dividend stock?

ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ternium pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. ArcelorMittal pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats Ternium on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.