Algoma Steel Group (ASTL) Competitors $11.25 -0.12 (-1.06%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASTL vs. WS, CSTM, SPLP, MTUS, ACNT, HUHU, APWC, BWEN, OCC, and AQMSShould you be buying Algoma Steel Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algoma Steel Group include Worthington Steel (WS), Constellium (CSTM), Steel Partners (SPLP), Metallus (MTUS), Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Broadwind (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), and Aqua Metals (AQMS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Algoma Steel Group vs. Worthington Steel Constellium Steel Partners Metallus Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Broadwind Optical Cable Aqua Metals Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) and Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASTL or WS? 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ASTL or WS? Worthington Steel has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.00%. Given Worthington Steel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Worthington Steel is more favorable than Algoma Steel Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Algoma Steel Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Worthington Steel 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ASTL or WS a better dividend stock? Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Algoma Steel Group pays out -15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worthington Steel pays out 25.8% 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. Algoma Steel Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASTL or WS? Algoma Steel Group received 1 more outperform votes than Worthington Steel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Worthington Steel an outperform vote while only 23.53% of users gave Algoma Steel Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlgoma Steel GroupOutperform Votes423.53% Underperform Votes1376.47% Worthington SteelOutperform Votes360.00% Underperform Votes240.00% Does the media favor ASTL or WS? In the previous week, Algoma Steel Group had 1 more articles in the media than Worthington Steel. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Steel Group and 1 mentions for Worthington Steel. Algoma Steel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Worthington Steel's score of 0.50 indicating that Algoma Steel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Algoma Steel Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Worthington Steel 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ASTL or WS? Worthington Steel has higher revenue and earnings than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlgoma Steel Group$2.07B0.57$77.99M-$1.27-8.86Worthington Steel$3.43B0.65$154.70M$2.4817.72 Is ASTL or WS more profitable? Worthington Steel has a net margin of 3.71% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -6.30%. Worthington Steel's return on equity of 12.14% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Algoma Steel Group-6.30% -10.63% -5.43% Worthington Steel 3.71%12.14%7.34% SummaryWorthington Steel beats Algoma Steel Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Algoma Steel Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASTL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlgoma Steel GroupBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.19B$11.22B$2.82B$8.89BDividend Yield1.76%2.70%5.26%4.07%P/E Ratio-8.8617.78108.3812.93Price / Sales0.570.85593,019.9288.33Price / Cash7.255.9323.4236.25Price / Book1.131.153.326.25Net Income$77.99M$1.44B$149.36M$225.93M7 Day Performance3.97%1.23%0.61%-1.32%1 Month Performance15.15%4.31%1.39%0.60%1 Year Performance44.05%13.64%27.36%26.23% Algoma Steel Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTLAlgoma Steel Group1.3523 of 5 stars$11.25-1.1%N/A+43.5%$1.19B$2.07B-8.862,844News CoverageWSWorthington Steel3.1614 of 5 stars$43.96+0.5%$40.00-9.0%N/A$2.22B$3.43B17.724,600CSTMConstellium4.4433 of 5 stars$11.66+0.7%$21.00+80.1%-34.5%$1.67B$7.83B15.7612,000SPLPSteel Partners2.1578 of 5 stars$40.53flatN/A+5.0%$777.59M$1.91B4.165,100MTUSMetallus3.4418 of 5 stars$14.62-0.4%N/AN/A$623.82M$1.36B28.121,840Positive NewsACNTAscent Industries1.2462 of 5 stars$10.49+1.5%N/A+30.3%$104.26M$193.18M0.00710HUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.00-8.3%N/AN/A$91.78MN/A0.00N/AGap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.0953 of 5 stars$1.91+1.1%N/A+32.9%$38.97M$425.77M0.001,210Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBWENBroadwind3.8591 of 5 stars$1.55-1.9%$5.17+233.3%-29.2%$34.94M$203.48M11.07490OCCOptical CableN/A$2.37+1.3%N/A-7.1%$19.24M$72.17M-3.12327Gap UpAQMSAqua Metals2.8523 of 5 stars$1.44-4.0%$30.00+1,983.3%-92.0%$10.70M$30,000.000.0020 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Worthington Steel Alternatives Constellium Alternatives Steel Partners Alternatives Metallus Alternatives Ascent Industries Alternatives HUHUTECH International Group Alternatives Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Alternatives Broadwind Alternatives Optical Cable Alternatives Aqua Metals Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ASTL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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