Worthington Steel (WS) Competitors

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

Is WS or TX a better dividend stock?

Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ternium pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Worthington Steel pays out 29.4% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, WS or TX?

Worthington Steel has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ternium has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WS or TX?

Worthington Steel currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.15%. Ternium has a consensus price target of $32.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.29%. Given Worthington Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Worthington Steel is more favorable than Ternium.

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
Ternium	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WS or TX?

Worthington Steel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ternium. Ternium 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	$3.09B	0.55	$110.70M	$2.18	15.27
Ternium	$17.65B	0.40	-$53.67M	$3.03	11.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WS or TX?

45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ternium shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer WS or TX?

In the previous week, Worthington Steel had 2 more articles in the media than Ternium. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Worthington Steel and 3 mentions for Ternium. Worthington Steel's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Ternium's score of 0.79 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ternium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WS or TX more profitable?

Ternium has a net margin of 3.66% compared to Worthington Steel's net margin of 3.58%. Worthington Steel's return on equity of 9.43% beat Ternium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Worthington Steel	3.58%	9.43%	5.95%
Ternium	3.66%	1.95%	1.35%

Summary

Worthington Steel beats Ternium on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.