Constellium (CSTM) Competitors

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) and Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Is KALU or CSTM more profitable?

Kaiser Aluminum has a net margin of 2.05% compared to Constellium's net margin of 0.37%. Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity of 8.03% beat Constellium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%
Constellium	0.37%	3.43%	0.55%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KALU or CSTM?

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Constellium shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Constellium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor KALU or CSTM?

In the previous week, Kaiser Aluminum had 2 more articles in the media than Constellium. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum and 2 mentions for Constellium. Constellium's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.93 indicating that Constellium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KALU or CSTM?

Constellium has higher revenue and earnings than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellium, 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
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.40	$46.80M	$3.89	19.14
Constellium	$7.61B	0.26	$56M	$0.19	74.42

Do analysts prefer KALU or CSTM?

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.77%. Constellium has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.38%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellium is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, KALU or CSTM?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellium has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Constellium beats Kaiser Aluminum on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.