Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

C$58.01 -0.18 (-0.31%)

As of 05/19/2026 04:27 PM Eastern

RUS vs. DBM, ADEN, WJX, RME, and AAO

Should you buy Russel Metals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Russel Metals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Russel Metals include Doman Building Materials Group (DBM), ADENTRA (ADEN), Wajax (WJX), Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (RME), and IntellaEquity (AAO). These companies are all part of the "industrial distribution" industry.

How does Russel Metals compare to Doman Building Materials Group?

Doman Building Materials Group (TSE:DBM) and Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Doman Building Materials Group. Doman Building Materials Group 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
Doman Building Materials Group	C$3.09B	0.29	C$56.55M	C$0.92	11.17
Russel Metals	C$4.89B	0.65	C$178.38M	C$3.56	16.29

4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Doman Building Materials Group currently has a consensus price target of C$12.21, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Russel Metals has a consensus price target of C$59.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Doman Building Materials Group is more favorable than Russel Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Doman Building Materials Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Russel Metals pays out 48.3% 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.

In the previous week, Doman Building Materials Group had 2 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group and 3 mentions for Russel Metals. Doman Building Materials Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Russel Metals' score of -0.18 indicating that Doman Building Materials Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Doman Building Materials Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Russel Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.04% compared to Doman Building Materials Group's net margin of 2.61%. Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity of 12.52% beat Russel Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Doman Building Materials Group	2.61%	12.52%	4.52%
Russel Metals	4.04%	12.22%	6.48%

Doman Building Materials Group has a beta of 1.282139, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 0.949095, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Russel Metals beats Doman Building Materials Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Russel Metals compare to ADENTRA?

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

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 2 more articles in the media than ADENTRA. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Russel Metals and 1 mentions for ADENTRA. ADENTRA's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Russel Metals' score of -0.18 indicating that ADENTRA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADENTRA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Russel Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.04% compared to ADENTRA's net margin of 2.95%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 12.22% beat ADENTRA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADENTRA	2.95%	10.13%	4.52%
Russel Metals	4.04%	12.22%	6.48%

Russel Metals has a consensus target price of C$59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Russel Metals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than ADENTRA.

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

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than ADENTRA. ADENTRA 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
ADENTRA	$2.27B	0.35	$36.47M	$2.63	12.30
Russel Metals	C$4.89B	0.65	C$178.38M	C$3.56	16.29

ADENTRA pays an annual dividend of $0.4417 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ADENTRA pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Russel Metals pays out 48.3% 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.

ADENTRA has a beta of 1.442637, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 0.949095, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

22.2% of ADENTRA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of ADENTRA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals 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.

Summary

Russel Metals beats ADENTRA on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Russel Metals compare to Wajax?

Wajax (TSE:WJX) and Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

13.9% of Wajax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wajax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Wajax has a beta of 0.588255, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 0.949095, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Wajax. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Russel Metals and 0 mentions for Wajax. Wajax's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Russel Metals' score of -0.18 indicating that Wajax is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wajax	Very Positive
Russel Metals	Neutral

Wajax pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Wajax pays out 50.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Russel Metals pays out 48.3% 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.

Wajax currently has a consensus price target of C$34.40, suggesting a potential upside of 21.68%. Russel Metals has a consensus price target of C$59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Wajax's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Wajax is more favorable than Russel Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wajax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Wajax. Wajax 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
Wajax	C$2.09B	0.29	C$53.19M	C$2.79	10.13
Russel Metals	C$4.89B	0.65	C$178.38M	C$3.56	16.29

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.04% compared to Wajax's net margin of 2.97%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 12.22% beat Wajax's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wajax	2.97%	11.63%	5.32%
Russel Metals	4.04%	12.22%	6.48%

Summary

Russel Metals beats Wajax on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Russel Metals compare to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)?

Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) and Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (TSE:RME) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Russel Metals pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Russel Metals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Russel Metals and 0 mentions for Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Russel Metals' score of -0.18 indicating that Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Russel Metals	Neutral
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	Neutral

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) 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
Russel Metals	C$4.89B	0.65	C$178.38M	C$3.56	16.29
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	C$767.30M	0.00	C$6.76M	C$0.35	N/A

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.04% compared to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 12.22% beat Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Russel Metals	4.04%	12.22%	6.48%
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

32.2% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned 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.

Russel Metals currently has a consensus price target of C$59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Russel Metals beats Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Russel Metals compare to IntellaEquity?

Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) and IntellaEquity (CVE:AAO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.04% compared to IntellaEquity's net margin of 0.00%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 12.22% beat IntellaEquity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Russel Metals	4.04%	12.22%	6.48%
IntellaEquity	N/A	N/A	N/A

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than IntellaEquity. IntellaEquity 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
Russel Metals	C$4.89B	0.65	C$178.38M	C$3.56	16.29
IntellaEquity	C$3.08M	0.83	-C$1.03M	-C$0.00	N/A

32.2% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Russel Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than IntellaEquity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
IntellaEquity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 3 more articles in the media than IntellaEquity. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Russel Metals and 0 mentions for IntellaEquity. IntellaEquity's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Russel Metals' score of -0.18 indicating that IntellaEquity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Russel Metals	Neutral
IntellaEquity	Neutral

Summary

Russel Metals beats IntellaEquity on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RUS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Russel Metals	Industrial Distribution Industry	Industrials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$3.19B	C$5.60B	C$9.19B	C$11.80B
Dividend Yield	3.02%	4.36%	3.59%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	16.29	23.24	24.89	37.14
Price / Sales	0.65	53.89	4,118.67	11.26
Price / Cash	8.88	55.72	27.46	82.29
Price / Book	1.94	2.55	4.79	4.35
Net Income	C$178.38M	C$242.73M	C$794.35M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	-0.87%	-0.75%	-1.54%	-2.01%
1 Month Performance	15.70%	-1.16%	-0.24%	-1.15%
1 Year Performance	36.75%	21.88%	32.84%	51.32%

Russel Metals Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RUS Russel Metals	2.9958 of 5 stars	C$58.01 -0.3%	C$59.50 +2.6%	+36.8%	C$3.19B	C$4.89B	16.29	3,500	Dividend Announcement
DBM Doman Building Materials Group	4.6214 of 5 stars	C$10.25 -1.3%	C$12.21 +19.1%	+20.9%	C$899.57M	C$3.09B	11.14	1,232
ADEN ADENTRA	1.907 of 5 stars	$32.57 -1.8%	N/A	+22.5%	$804.31M	$2.27B	12.38	2,828
WJX Wajax	4.8353 of 5 stars	C$28.62 -1.8%	C$34.40 +20.2%	+18.7%	C$635.56M	C$2.09B	10.26	3,200
RME Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$142.50M	C$767.30M	21.08	8,160	High Trading Volume

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Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

RUS vs. DBM, ADEN, WJX, RME, and AAO

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Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

RUS vs. DBM, ADEN, WJX, RME, and AAO

How does Russel Metals compare to Doman Building Materials Group?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DBM or RUS?

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

Do analysts prefer DBM or RUS?

Is DBM or RUS a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer DBM or RUS?

Is DBM or RUS more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, DBM or RUS?

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How does Russel Metals compare to ADENTRA?

Does the media refer more to ADEN or RUS?

Is ADEN or RUS more profitable?

Do analysts prefer ADEN or RUS?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ADEN or RUS?

Is ADEN or RUS a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, ADEN or RUS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ADEN or RUS?

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How does Russel Metals compare to Wajax?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WJX or RUS?

Which has more volatility and risk, WJX or RUS?

Does the media favor WJX or RUS?

Is WJX or RUS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend WJX or RUS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, WJX or RUS?

Is WJX or RUS more profitable?

Summary

How does Russel Metals compare to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)?

Is RUS or RME a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor RUS or RME?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RUS or RME?

Is RUS or RME more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RUS or RME?

Do analysts recommend RUS or RME?

Summary

How does Russel Metals compare to IntellaEquity?

Is RUS or AAO more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RUS or AAO?

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

Do analysts recommend RUS or AAO?

Does the media refer more to RUS or AAO?

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