Head-To-Head Comparison: Metallus (MTUS) & Its Rivals

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Metallus to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

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	6.09%	12.28%	6.53%

Volatility and 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.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metallus	$1.36 billion	$69.40 million	14.53
Metallus Competitors	$16.54 billion	$1.15 billion	17.80

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations 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	340	1245	1376	57	2.38

As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 0.16%. Given Metallus’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Metallus rivals beat Metallus on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Metallus Company Profile

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.