Metallus (NYSE:MTUS – Get Free Report) is one of 27 publicly-traded companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Metallus to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Metallus and its peers’ 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% |
Insider and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Metallus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Metallus Competitors | 354 | 1410 | 1576 | 58 | 2.39 |
As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 4.86%. Given Metallus’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Metallus and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Metallus | $1.36 billion | $69.40 million | 14.72 |
Metallus Competitors | $17.24 billion | $1.29 billion | 17.63 |
Metallus’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk & Volatility
Metallus has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ peers have a beta of 1.54, indicating that their average share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Metallus peers 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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