WS vs. GGB, TX, CSTM, SID, SPLP, ASTL, MTUS, UAMY, HUHU, and ACNT
Should you be buying Worthington Steel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Worthington Steel include Gerdau (GGB), Ternium (TX), Constellium (CSTM), National Steel (SID), Steel Partners (SPLP), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Metallus (MTUS), United States Antimony (UAMY), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), and Ascent Industries (ACNT). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.
Worthington Steel vs. Its Competitors
Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) and Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.
Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Gerdau pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worthington Steel pays out 29.4% 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. Gerdau is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
1.5% of Gerdau shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Gerdau shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Gerdau has higher revenue and earnings than Worthington Steel. Gerdau is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Worthington Steel had 1 more articles in the media than Gerdau. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Worthington Steel and 1 mentions for Gerdau. Worthington Steel's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Gerdau's score of 0.50 indicating that Worthington Steel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gerdau has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Steel has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gerdau presently has a consensus target price of $3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 27.52%. Worthington Steel has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Gerdau's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Worthington Steel.
Gerdau has a net margin of 4.87% compared to Worthington Steel's net margin of 3.58%. Worthington Steel's return on equity of 9.43% beat Gerdau's return on equity.
Summary
Worthington Steel beats Gerdau on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WS) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
