Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

Tenaris (NYSE:TS) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has higher revenue and earnings than Howmet Aerospace. Tenaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
Tenaris	$14.87B	1.45	$3.92B	$4.59	8.06
Howmet Aerospace	$6.64B	7.23	$765M	$2.62	45.08

Is TS or HWM a better dividend stock?

Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tenaris pays out 34.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 12.2% 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.

Does the media favor TS or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 13 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 7 mentions for Tenaris. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Tenaris' score of 0.97 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenaris	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TS or HWM more profitable?

Tenaris has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Howmet Aerospace's net margin of 14.81%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 24.50% beat Tenaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaris	20.23%	15.36%	12.49%
Howmet Aerospace	14.81%	24.50%	9.72%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TS or HWM?

10.5% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TS or HWM?

Tenaris received 304 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.62% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 61.94% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 415 61.94%	Underperform Votes 255 38.06%
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 111 77.62%	Underperform Votes 32 22.38%

Do analysts recommend TS or HWM?

Tenaris presently has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $115.41, suggesting a potential downside of 2.28%. Given Tenaris' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tenaris is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenaris	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Howmet Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Tenaris on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.