Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Competitors

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) and Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STLD or CLF?

Steel Dynamics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cleveland-Cliffs. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, 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
Steel Dynamics	$18.80B	1.02	$2.45B	$11.05	11.39
Cleveland-Cliffs	$22.00B	0.23	$399M	-$0.97	-10.59

Does the media refer more to STLD or CLF?

In the previous week, Cleveland-Cliffs had 12 more articles in the media than Steel Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs and 16 mentions for Steel Dynamics. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.31 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steel Dynamics	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cleveland-Cliffs	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, STLD or CLF?

Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STLD or CLF more profitable?

Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 9.80% compared to Cleveland-Cliffs' net margin of -2.31%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 19.82% beat Cleveland-Cliffs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steel Dynamics	9.80%	19.82%	11.57%
Cleveland-Cliffs	-2.31%	-0.59%	-0.26%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in STLD or CLF?

82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STLD or CLF?

Steel Dynamics received 125 more outperform votes than Cleveland-Cliffs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.61% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 53.20% of users gave Cleveland-Cliffs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Steel Dynamics	Outperform Votes 839 67.61%	Underperform Votes 402 32.39%
Cleveland-Cliffs	Outperform Votes 714 53.20%	Underperform Votes 628 46.80%

Do analysts rate STLD or CLF?

Steel Dynamics currently has a consensus target price of $140.88, suggesting a potential upside of 11.96%. Cleveland-Cliffs has a consensus target price of $16.93, suggesting a potential upside of 64.74%. Given Cleveland-Cliffs' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cleveland-Cliffs is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steel Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cleveland-Cliffs	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Steel Dynamics beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.