Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWM or MT?

ArcelorMittal received 708 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.67% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.91% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 118 78.67%	Underperform Votes 32 21.33%
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 826 62.91%	Underperform Votes 487 37.09%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HWM or MT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	6.94	$1.16B	$2.82	45.15
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.36	$1.34B	$1.65	16.58

Does the media prefer HWM or MT?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 32 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 5 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.66 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	33 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcelorMittal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWM or MT?

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HWM or MT a better dividend stock?

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 1.7%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, HWM or MT?

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HWM or MT?

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $123.28, indicating a potential downside of 3.17%. ArcelorMittal has a consensus price target of $32.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.56%. 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	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is HWM or MT more profitable?

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 Aerospace	15.55%	25.74%	10.50%
ArcelorMittal	2.14%	4.31%	2.56%

Summary

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