Gerdau (GGB) Competitors

Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) and Tenaris (NYSE:TS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is GGB or TS a better dividend stock?

Gerdau pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Gerdau pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tenaris pays out 23.5% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GGB or TS?

1.5% of Gerdau shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of Tenaris shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Gerdau shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tenaris shares are held 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 prefer GGB or TS?

Tenaris received 135 more outperform votes than Gerdau when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.13% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote while only 58.88% of users gave Gerdau an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gerdau	Outperform Votes 285 58.88%	Underperform Votes 199 41.12%
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 420 62.13%	Underperform Votes 256 37.87%

Does the media prefer GGB or TS?

In the previous week, Tenaris had 8 more articles in the media than Gerdau. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Tenaris and 2 mentions for Gerdau. Gerdau's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Tenaris' score of 0.22 indicating that Gerdau is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gerdau	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tenaris	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GGB or TS?

Tenaris has higher revenue and earnings than Gerdau. Gerdau is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenaris, 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
Gerdau	$13.81B	0.43	$1.50B	$0.46	6.19
Tenaris	$14.87B	1.51	$3.92B	$4.59	8.41

Do analysts rate GGB or TS?

Gerdau currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.37%. Tenaris has a consensus price target of $42.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.70%. Given Gerdau's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gerdau is more favorable than Tenaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gerdau	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tenaris	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, GGB or TS?

Gerdau has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaris has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GGB or TS more profitable?

Tenaris has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Gerdau's net margin of 7.47%. Tenaris' return on equity of 15.36% beat Gerdau's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gerdau	7.47%	7.86%	5.28%
Tenaris	20.23%	15.36%	12.49%

Summary

Tenaris beats Gerdau on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.