Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CLF or STLD?

In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 3 more articles in the media than Cleveland-Cliffs. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 16 mentions for Cleveland-Cliffs. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cleveland-Cliffs' score of 0.19 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cleveland-Cliffs	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Steel Dynamics	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CLF or STLD?

Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CLF or STLD 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
Cleveland-Cliffs	-2.31%	-0.59%	-0.26%
Steel Dynamics	9.80%	19.82%	11.57%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLF or STLD?

Steel Dynamics has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Cleveland-Cliffs	$22.00B	0.25	$399M	-$0.97	-11.38
Steel Dynamics	$17.90B	1.19	$2.45B	$11.05	12.62

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLF or STLD?

67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CLF or STLD?

Cleveland-Cliffs presently has a consensus target price of $17.56, suggesting a potential upside of 59.08%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus target price of $144.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.50%. Given Cleveland-Cliffs' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cleveland-Cliffs is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cleveland-Cliffs	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Steel Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLF or STLD?

Steel Dynamics received 125 more outperform votes than Cleveland-Cliffs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.77% of users gave Steel Dynamics an outperform vote while only 53.17% of users gave Cleveland-Cliffs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cleveland-Cliffs	Outperform Votes 712 53.17%	Underperform Votes 627 46.83%
Steel Dynamics	Outperform Votes 837 67.77%	Underperform Votes 398 32.23%

Summary

Steel Dynamics beats Cleveland-Cliffs on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.