Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

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

Is MTRN or GSM more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 0.94% compared to Ferroglobe's net margin of -6.99%. Materion's return on equity of 12.69% beat Ferroglobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materion	0.94%	12.69%	6.48%
Ferroglobe	-6.99%	-2.85%	-1.51%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTRN or GSM?

Ferroglobe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Materion. 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	1.31	$5.89M	$0.80	133.13
Ferroglobe	$1.64B	0.46	$23.54M	-$0.57	-7.11

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTRN or GSM?

93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Ferroglobe shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Ferroglobe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MTRN or GSM?

Materion presently has a consensus price target of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.16%. Given Materion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MTRN or GSM a better dividend stock?

Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ferroglobe pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Materion pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferroglobe pays out -10.5% 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. Materion has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Ferroglobe has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ferroglobe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, MTRN or GSM?

Materion has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferroglobe has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MTRN or GSM?

In the previous week, Materion had 5 more articles in the media than Ferroglobe. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Materion and 21 mentions for Ferroglobe. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Ferroglobe's score of 0.58 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materion	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ferroglobe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Materion beats Ferroglobe on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.