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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

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$133.37 +3.67 (+2.83%)
As of 04/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

HWM vs. MT, TS, PKX, TX, GGB, SID, CSTM, WS, SPLP, and MTUS

Should you be buying Howmet Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howmet Aerospace include ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Ternium (TX), Gerdau (GGB), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Constellium (CSTM), Worthington Steel (WS), Steel Partners (SPLP), and Metallus (MTUS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

Howmet Aerospace vs.

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

ArcelorMittal received 707 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.06% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.97% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Howmet AerospaceOutperform Votes
121
78.06%
Underperform Votes
34
21.94%
ArcelorMittalOutperform Votes
828
62.97%
Underperform Votes
487
37.03%

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 31 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 5 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 1.07 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace
29 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ArcelorMittal
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned 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.

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than Howmet Aerospace. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Howmet Aerospace$7.43B7.26$1.16B$2.8247.29
ArcelorMittal$62.44B0.39$1.34B$1.6517.82

Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $125.06, suggesting a potential downside of 6.23%. ArcelorMittal has a consensus price target of $32.95, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Howmet Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
ArcelorMittal
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 15.55% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of 2.14%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 25.74% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Howmet Aerospace15.55% 25.74% 10.50%
ArcelorMittal 2.14%4.31%2.56%

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcelorMittal pays out 27.9% 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.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats ArcelorMittal on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWM vs. The Competition

MetricHowmet AerospaceRolling, drawing, & extruding of nonferrous metals IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$53.94B$12.84B$19.37B$18.91B
Dividend Yield0.32%2.37%1.28%4.16%
P/E Ratio47.2924.4548.3632.40
Price / Sales7.262.155.4628.59
Price / Cash40.6414.7529.7617.53
Price / Book12.003.795.224.44
Net Income$1.16B$346.85M$324.21M$1.02B
7 Day Performance8.25%7.08%2.78%3.36%
1 Month Performance-2.10%-8.09%-5.19%-5.77%
1 Year Performance106.14%14.02%21.51%3.58%

Howmet Aerospace Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
3.9067 of 5 stars
$133.37
+2.8%
$125.06
-6.2%
+106.1%$53.94B$7.43B47.2921,400Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
MT
ArcelorMittal
4.0319 of 5 stars
$26.54
-2.5%
$32.95
+24.2%
+16.7%$21.74B$62.44B16.08157,900Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
TS
Tenaris
4.1597 of 5 stars
$32.42
-2.5%
$47.00
+45.0%
-10.5%$18.85B$12.52B8.9822,800Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
PKX
POSCO
1.5373 of 5 stars
$43.75
-2.4%
N/A-35.6%$13.28B$72.69T20.0718,200Earnings Report
News Coverage
TX
Ternium
3.9872 of 5 stars
$27.08
-1.1%
$37.00
+36.6%
-30.7%$5.43B$17.65B-96.7120,100Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
GGB
Gerdau
3.6683 of 5 stars
$2.52
-0.8%
$5.00
+98.4%
-10.3%$5.24B$67.03B5.8630,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
SID
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
0.9958 of 5 stars
$1.50
-1.6%
$1.30
-13.0%
-40.2%$1.98B$43.69B-9.9735,200Positive News
Gap Up
CSTM
Constellium
3.5999 of 5 stars
$8.39
-2.4%
$19.00
+126.5%
-53.0%$1.20B$7.34B26.2212,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
WS
Worthington Steel
4.3538 of 5 stars
$23.60
-2.6%
$34.00
+44.1%
-20.9%$1.20B$3.17B8.284,600Positive News
SPLP
Steel Partners
3.2817 of 5 stars
$33.43
-0.6%
N/A-3.2%$640.12M$2.03B3.434,500Positive News
MTUS
Metallus
2.1133 of 5 stars
$12.85
-0.9%
N/A-38.6%$541.09M$1.08B24.711,700Positive News

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