Metallus (NYSE:MTUS – Get Free Report) is one of 27 publicly-traded companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Metallus to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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 | 6.39% | 12.63% | 6.80% |
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Metallus and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Metallus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Metallus Competitors | 354 | 1413 | 1576 | 58 | 2.39 |
As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 6.70%. Given Metallus’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Metallus and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Metallus | $1.36 billion | $69.40 million | 14.72 |
Metallus Competitors | $17.25 billion | $1.29 billion | 17.35 |
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.
Summary
Metallus rivals beat Metallus on 7 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.
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