QXO (NYSE:QXO) & Russel Metals (OTCMKTS:RUSMF) Head to Head Comparison

QXO (NYSE:QXO) and Russel Metals (OTCMKTS:RUSMF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares QXO and Russel Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QXO	-5.17%	2.41%	1.20%
Russel Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares QXO and Russel Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QXO	$6.84 billion	2.06	-$279.40 million	($0.90)	-15.09
Russel Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.73	30.76

Russel Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QXO. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Russel Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for QXO and Russel Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QXO	1	1	14	2	2.94
Russel Metals	0	2	3	0	2.60

QXO currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.19%. Given QXO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe QXO is more favorable than Russel Metals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of QXO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

QXO beats Russel Metals on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QXO

QXO, Inc. operates as a business application, technology, and consulting company in North America. The company provides solutions for accounting and business management, financial reporting, enterprise resource planning, human capital management, warehouse management systems, customer relationship management, and business intelligence. It also offers value-added services that focuses on consulting and professional, specialized programming, training, and technical support services. In addition, the company provides information technology managed services, such as cybersecurity, application hosting, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud, and other services; and data back-up, network maintenance, and upgrade services. It serves small and medium-sized businesses primarily in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. QXO, Inc. is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

About Russel Metals

Russel Metals Inc. operates as a metal distribution and processing company in Canada and the United States. It operates in three segments: Metals Service Centers, Energy Field Stores, and Steel Distribution. The Metal Service Centers segment operates a network of metals service centers, which provide metal products in range of sizes, shapes, and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular, stainless steel, aluminum, and other non-ferrous specialty metal products. The Energy Field Stores segment offers specialized products, such as flanges, valves, fittings, and other products to energy industry. The Steel Distributors segment sells steel products to other steel service centers and equipment manufacturers, which include carbon steel plate, flat rolled products, beams, channels, and pipes. Russel Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.