RUS vs. FTT, DBM, ADEN, WJX, RME, AAO, TIH, EFN, SNC, and BBD.B
Should you be buying Russel Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Russel Metals include Finning International (FTT), Doman Building Materials Group (DBM), ADENTRA (ADEN), Wajax (WJX), Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (RME), IntellaEquity (AAO), Toromont Industries (TIH), Element Fleet Management (EFN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Russel Metals vs.
Finning International (TSE:FTT) and Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Russel Metals received 9 more outperform votes than Finning International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote while only 65.33% of users gave Finning International an outperform vote.
Finning International has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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.
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.
Finning International currently has a consensus target price of C$50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.52%. Russel Metals has a consensus target price of C$52.17, suggesting a potential upside of 28.02%. Given Russel Metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than Finning International.
43.1% of Finning International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Finning International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Russel Metals'average media sentiment score.
Summary
Finning International beats Russel Metals on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:RUS) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff