ArcelorMittal (MT) Competitors

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

Is HWM or MT more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 14.81% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of -1.99%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 24.50% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howmet Aerospace	14.81%	24.50%	9.72%
ArcelorMittal	-1.99%	5.26%	3.15%

Is HWM or MT a better dividend stock?

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcelorMittal pays out -30.5% 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. ArcelorMittal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% 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.

Do analysts recommend HWM or MT?

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $115.41, indicating a potential upside of 3.04%. ArcelorMittal has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 23.33%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor HWM or MT?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 18 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 9 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.46 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcelorMittal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWM or MT?

ArcelorMittal received 715 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.62% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 63.01% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 111 77.62%	Underperform Votes 32 22.38%
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 826 63.01%	Underperform Votes 485 36.99%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$6.64B	6.85	$765M	$2.62	42.75
ArcelorMittal	$68.28B	0.30	$919M	-$1.41	-17.92

Which has more risk & volatility, HWM or MT?

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats ArcelorMittal on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.