Head to Head Review: Metallus (MTUS) and The Competition

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) is one of 27 public companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Metallus to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Metallus and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus Competitors	354	1409	1576	58	2.39

As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 0.25%. Given Metallus’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Metallus has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ rivals have a beta of 1.54, meaning that their average share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Metallus and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metallus	5.09%	12.54%	7.79%
Metallus Competitors	6.42%	12.71%	6.85%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Metallus and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metallus	$1.36 billion	$69.40 million	14.55
Metallus Competitors	$17.27 billion	$1.29 billion	17.54

Metallus’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Metallus rivals beat Metallus on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

About Metallus

Metallus Inc. manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products in the United States and internationally. The company offers special bar quality (SBQ) bars, seamless mechanical tubes, precision steel components, and billets that are used in gears, hubs, axles, crankshafts and motor shafts, oil country drill pipes, bits and collars, bearing races and rolling elements, bushings, fuel injectors, wind energy shafts, anti-friction bearings, artillery and mortar bodies, and other applications. It also provides custom-make precision steel components. It offers its products and services to the automotive, energy, industrial equipment, mining, construction, rail, aerospace and defense, heavy truck, agriculture, and power generation sectors. The company was formerly known as TimkenSteel Corporation and changed its name to Metallus Inc. in February 2024. Metallus Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio.