Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) and Finning International (TSE:FTT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate RUS or FTT?

Russel Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$51.80, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. Finning International has a consensus target price of C$66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.60%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than Finning International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Finning International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RUS or FTT?

Finning International has higher revenue and earnings than Russel Metals. Russel Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finning International, 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
Russel Metals	C$4.51B	0.52	C$178.38M	C$2.89	14.51
Finning International	C$11.38B	0.83	C$497.82M	C$4.66	15.33

Does the media refer more to RUS or FTT?

In the previous week, Finning International had 10 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Finning International and 2 mentions for Russel Metals. Finning International's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Russel Metals' score of 0.30 indicating that Finning International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Russel Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Finning International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RUS or FTT?

32.3% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Finning International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Finning International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, RUS or FTT?

Russel Metals has a beta of 1.098467, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finning International has a beta of 1.054346, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RUS or FTT more profitable?

Finning International has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Russel Metals' net margin of 4.27%. Finning International's return on equity of 19.69% beat Russel Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Russel Metals	4.27%	11.03%	6.48%
Finning International	4.54%	19.69%	7.28%

Is RUS or FTT a better dividend stock?

Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Russel Metals pays out 58.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finning International pays out 24.2% 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.

Summary

Finning International beats Russel Metals on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.