Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MTRN or GSM?

93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Ferroglobe shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Ferroglobe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MTRN or GSM?

In the previous week, Ferroglobe had 6 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Ferroglobe and 18 mentions for Materion. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Ferroglobe's score of 0.48 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materion	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ferroglobe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, MTRN or GSM?

Materion has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferroglobe has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTRN or GSM?

Ferroglobe received 261 more outperform votes than Materion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.36% of users gave Ferroglobe an outperform vote while only 61.06% of users gave Materion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Materion	Outperform Votes 312 61.06%	Underperform Votes 199 38.94%
Ferroglobe	Outperform Votes 573 71.36%	Underperform Votes 230 28.64%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTRN or GSM?

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Ferroglobe. Ferroglobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Materion	$1.68B	1.18	$95.70M	$0.29	329.33
Ferroglobe	$1.64B	0.40	$82.66M	$0.02	174.25

Do analysts recommend MTRN or GSM?

Materion presently has a consensus price target of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.15%. Given Materion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Materion is more favorable than Ferroglobe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ferroglobe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MTRN or GSM more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Ferroglobe's net margin of 0.32%. Materion's return on equity of 12.42% beat Ferroglobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	0.35%	12.42%	6.24%
Ferroglobe	0.32%	6.24%	3.33%

Is MTRN or GSM a better dividend stock?

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ferroglobe pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Materion pays out 186.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ferroglobe pays out 250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Materion has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Summary

Materion beats Ferroglobe on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.