Worthington Steel (WS) Competitors $29.89 -0.63 (-2.06%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.82 -0.07 (-0.22%) As of 08/1/2025 06:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WS vs. TX, GGB, SID, CSTM, SPLP, MTUS, IIIN, ASTL, UAMY, and ACNTShould you be buying Worthington Steel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Worthington Steel include Ternium (TX), Gerdau (GGB), National Steel (SID), Constellium (CSTM), Steel Partners (SPLP), Metallus (MTUS), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), United States Antimony (UAMY), and Ascent Industries (ACNT). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Worthington Steel vs. Its Competitors Ternium Gerdau National Steel Constellium Steel Partners Metallus Insteel Industries Algoma Steel Group United States Antimony Ascent Industries Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) and Ternium (NYSE:TX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 2.2% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to WS or TX? In the previous week, Ternium had 10 more articles in the media than Worthington Steel. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ternium and 4 mentions for Worthington Steel. Worthington Steel's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ternium's score of 0.83 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ternium 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 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 Steel3.58% 9.43% 5.95% Ternium 3.66%1.95%1.35% Which has more volatility and risk, WS or TX? Worthington Steel has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ternium has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWorthington Steel$3.09B0.49$110.70M$2.1813.71Ternium$17.65B0.36-$53.67M$3.0310.57 Do analysts prefer WS or TX? Worthington Steel currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.75%. Ternium has a consensus price target of $33.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.24%. Given Worthington Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 3.00Ternium 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 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 2.1%. Ternium pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. 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. SummaryWorthington Steel beats Ternium on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Worthington Steel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWorthington SteelSTEEL IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$5.08B$3.17B$20.47BDividend Yield2.15%1.27%5.20%3.71%P/E Ratio13.7120.43118.0229.04Price / Sales0.491.7830,017,513,221,196,900.0057.15Price / Cash8.6417.4423.7822.46Price / Book1.273.085.884.43Net Income$110.70M$138.31M$148.55M$993.74M7 Day Performance-6.07%-9.27%-3.26%-3.39%1 Month Performance-6.48%-7.24%1.40%-2.10%1 Year Performance-13.75%17.04%28.76%10.09% Worthington Steel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSWorthington Steel4.0457 of 5 stars$29.89-2.1%$34.00+13.8%-18.8%$1.52B$3.09B13.714,600News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTXTernium3.1258 of 5 stars$31.75-0.2%$33.40+5.2%-4.6%$6.38B$17.65B-17.8433,949News CoverageEarnings ReportGGBGerdau4.0835 of 5 stars$2.98-2.3%$3.80+27.5%-9.9%$6.34B$12.43B10.2825,557News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownSIDNational Steel0.8148 of 5 stars$1.46-4.9%$1.30-10.7%-30.6%$2.03B$8.10B-4.1629,695News CoverageNegative NewsEarnings ReportCSTMConstellium3.2019 of 5 stars$13.94+2.0%$19.00+36.3%-20.8%$1.95B$7.34B30.3112,000Earnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSPLPSteel Partners3.1372 of 5 stars$42.00+3.8%N/A+10.4%$840.13M$2.03B4.314,500Short Interest ↑MTUSMetallus3.1951 of 5 stars$16.66-2.0%$24.00+44.1%-27.7%$715.84M$1.04B-33.321,880News CoverageUpcoming EarningsIIINInsteel Industries1.6175 of 5 stars$36.27-0.8%N/AN/A$709.82M$529.20M22.67960ASTLAlgoma Steel Group1.8732 of 5 stars$6.12-1.8%N/A-45.7%$653.74M$2.07B-3.972,844News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionUAMYUnited States Antimony1.6676 of 5 stars$3.34-0.3%$3.38+1.0%+699.1%$398.99M$18.87M-83.5070Positive NewsGap DownACNTAscent Industries0.3074 of 5 stars$12.99+0.2%N/A+24.9%$129.73M$177.87M-12.61710Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TX Competitors GGB Competitors SID Competitors CSTM Competitors SPLP Competitors MTUS Competitors IIIN Competitors ASTL Competitors UAMY Competitors ACNT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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