ASTL vs. SID, CSTM, WS, SPLP, MTUS, ACNT, HUHU, BWEN, OCC, and APWC
Should you be buying Algoma Steel Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algoma Steel Group include Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Constellium (CSTM), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), Metallus (MTUS), Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.
Algoma Steel Group vs.
Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) and Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Algoma Steel Group and Algoma Steel Group both had 1 articles in the media. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Algoma Steel Group's score of 0.01 indicating that Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Algoma Steel Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional 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.
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a net margin of -2.37% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -6.30%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's return on equity of -5.79% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.
Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has a consensus price target of $2.95, indicating a potential upside of 111.47%. Given Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is more favorable than Algoma Steel Group.
72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional shares are held by company 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.
Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.8%. Algoma Steel Group pays out -15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional pays out -146.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional received 241 more outperform votes than Algoma Steel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.32% of users gave Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional an outperform vote while only 23.53% of users gave Algoma Steel Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional beats Algoma Steel Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTL) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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