ATI (ATI) Competitors

ATI (NYSE:ATI) and Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is ATI or CALM a better dividend stock?

ATI pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $13.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. ATI pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cal-Maine Foods pays out 69.1% 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. Cal-Maine Foods has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Cal-Maine Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ATI or CALM?

84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of ATI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ATI or CALM?

ATI has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ATI or CALM?

ATI currently has a consensus price target of $87.29, suggesting a potential downside of 6.54%. Cal-Maine Foods has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.83%. Given Cal-Maine Foods' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cal-Maine Foods is more favorable than ATI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Cal-Maine Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ATI or CALM more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 26.08% compared to ATI's net margin of 8.93%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 48.72% beat ATI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATI	8.93%	21.37%	7.66%
Cal-Maine Foods	26.08%	48.72%	39.06%

Does the media favor ATI or CALM?

In the previous week, ATI had 6 more articles in the media than Cal-Maine Foods. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for ATI and 16 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods. Cal-Maine Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat ATI's score of 0.92 indicating that Cal-Maine Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ATI	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cal-Maine Foods	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, ATI or CALM?

ATI has higher revenue and earnings than Cal-Maine Foods. Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATI, 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
ATI	$4.46B	2.95	$367.80M	$2.76	33.84
Cal-Maine Foods	$3.80B	1.37	$277.89M	$20.23	5.24

Summary

Cal-Maine Foods beats ATI on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.