ASTL vs. MTUS, CRML, CLW, WLKP, RYI, LAAC, HAYN, EU, TGB, and GATO Should you be buying Algoma Steel Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algoma Steel Group include Metallus (MTUS), Critical Metals (CRML), Clearwater Paper (CLW), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), Ryerson (RYI), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Haynes International (HAYN), enCore Energy (EU), Taseko Mines (TGB), and Gatos Silver (GATO). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL ) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Metallus had 20 more articles in the media than Algoma Steel Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Metallus and 1 mentions for Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Metallus' score of 0.09 indicating that Algoma Steel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Algoma Steel Group received 4 more outperform votes than Metallus when rated by MarketBeat users.
Algoma Steel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Steel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Metallus has a net margin of 5.81% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of 2.05%. Metallus' return on equity of 13.06% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.
Summary Metallus beats Algoma Steel Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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