WS vs. UAMY, CSTM, SID, SPLP, IIIN, MTUS, ASTL, FRD, ACNT, and HUHU
Should you be buying Worthington Steel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Worthington Steel include United States Antimony (UAMY), Constellium (CSTM), National Steel (SID), Steel Partners (SPLP), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Metallus (MTUS), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Friedman Industries (FRD), Ascent Industries (ACNT), and HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.
Worthington Steel vs. Its Competitors
United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) and Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
Worthington Steel has a net margin of 3.80% compared to United States Antimony's net margin of -45.32%. Worthington Steel's return on equity of 10.11% beat United States Antimony's return on equity.
United States Antimony has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Steel has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of United States Antimony shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, United States Antimony had 16 more articles in the media than Worthington Steel. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for United States Antimony and 5 mentions for Worthington Steel. Worthington Steel's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat United States Antimony's score of 0.36 indicating that Worthington Steel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
United States Antimony currently has a consensus target price of $4.38, suggesting a potential downside of 63.70%. Worthington Steel has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.68%. Given Worthington Steel's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Worthington Steel is more favorable than United States Antimony.
Worthington Steel has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Worthington Steel beats United States Antimony on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WS) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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