Worthington Steel (WS) Competitors

Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) and Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WS or SID?

45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer WS or SID?

In the previous week, Worthington Steel and Worthington Steel both had 2 articles in the media. Worthington Steel's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's score of 0.85 indicating that Worthington Steel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Worthington Steel	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WS or SID?

Worthington Steel has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WS or SID a better dividend stock?

Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Worthington Steel pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays out -62.9% 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. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is WS or SID more profitable?

Worthington Steel has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's net margin of -2.37%. Worthington Steel's return on equity of 12.59% beat Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Worthington Steel	4.36%	12.59%	7.74%
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	-2.37%	-5.79%	-1.11%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WS or SID?

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional received 244 more outperform votes than Worthington Steel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Worthington Steel an outperform vote while only 54.51% of users gave Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Worthington Steel	Outperform Votes 4 66.67%	Underperform Votes 2 33.33%
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	Outperform Votes 248 54.51%	Underperform Votes 207 45.49%

Do analysts prefer WS or SID?

Worthington Steel presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.23%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a consensus target price of $1.30, suggesting a potential downside of 19.50%. Given Worthington Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Worthington Steel is more favorable than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Worthington Steel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WS or SID?

Worthington Steel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Steel, 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
Worthington Steel	$3.17B	0.43	$154.70M	$2.14	12.59
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	$44.88B	0.05	-$63.74M	-$0.35	-4.61

Summary

Worthington Steel beats Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.