Head-To-Head Contrast: Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) vs. Li Bang International (NASDAQ:LBGJ)

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) and Li Bang International (NASDAQ:LBGJ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Metallus and Li Bang International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	1	1	1	0	2.00
Li Bang International	1	0	0	0	1.00

Metallus presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.89%. Given Metallus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Metallus is more favorable than Li Bang International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Metallus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Metallus and Li Bang International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metallus	-2.12%	0.56%	0.35%
Li Bang International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Metallus and Li Bang International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metallus	$1.08 billion	0.66	$1.30 million	($0.51)	-33.40
Li Bang International	$11.78 million	0.93	-$1.37 million	N/A	N/A

Metallus has higher revenue and earnings than Li Bang International.

Summary

Metallus beats Li Bang International on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Li Bang International

Li Bang International Corporation Inc. specializes in the research, development, production and sale of stainless steel commercial kitchen equipment under its own `Li Bang` brand principally in China. In addition to its product offerings, the Company provides comprehensive services from early-stage design of commercial kitchen appliances to equipment installation and after-sales maintenance. Li Bang International Corporation Inc. is based in Jiangyin, China.