Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FTT or RUS?

Finning International presently has a consensus price target of C$59.44, suggesting a potential downside of 9.52%. Russel Metals has a consensus price target of C$51.60, suggesting a potential upside of 23.89%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than Finning International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Finning International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FTT or RUS a better dividend stock?

Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Finning International pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Russel Metals pays out 58.5% 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FTT or RUS?

Finning International has higher revenue and earnings than Russel Metals. Finning International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Russel Metals, 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
Finning International	C$11.38B	0.77	C$497.82M	C$4.66	14.10
Russel Metals	C$4.51B	0.52	C$178.38M	C$2.89	14.41

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

40.7% of Finning International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Russel Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Finning International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FTT or RUS?

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 22 more articles in the media than Finning International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Russel Metals and 2 mentions for Finning International. Finning International's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Russel Metals' score of 0.08 indicating that Finning International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Finning International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Russel Metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FTT or RUS 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
Finning International	4.54%	19.69%	7.28%
Russel Metals	4.27%	11.03%	6.48%

Which has more volatility and risk, FTT or RUS?

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

Summary

Finning International beats Russel Metals on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.