Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

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

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%

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

43.1% of Finning International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Finning International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by 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.

Is FTT or RUS a better dividend stock?

Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Finning International pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Russel Metals pays out 54.1% 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 more risk & volatility, FTT or RUS?

Finning International has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FTT or RUS?

In the previous week, Finning International had 21 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Finning International and 1 mentions for Russel Metals. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Finning International's score of 0.20 indicating that Russel Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTT or RUS?

Russel Metals received 5 more outperform votes than Finning International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.47% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote while only 65.30% of users gave Finning International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Finning International	Outperform Votes 557 65.30%	Underperform Votes 296 34.70%
Russel Metals	Outperform Votes 562 67.47%	Underperform Votes 271 32.53%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FTT or RUS?

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
Finning International	C$10.96B	0.62	C$497.82M	C$3.58	13.93
Russel Metals	C$4.17B	0.57	C$178.38M	C$3.10	13.46

Do analysts prefer FTT or RUS?

Finning International presently has a consensus target price of C$54.94, suggesting a potential upside of 10.33%. Russel Metals has a consensus target price of C$52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.46%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Finning International beats Russel Metals on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.