POSCO (PKX) Competitors

POSCO (NYSE:PKX) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than POSCO. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than POSCO, 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
POSCO	$53.28B	0.31	$787.77M	$1.60	34.49
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.43	$1.34B	$1.53	21.47

Do analysts prefer PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal has a consensus target price of $32.95, indicating a potential upside of 0.32%. Given ArcelorMittal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than POSCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POSCO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is PKX or MT more profitable?

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 1.98% compared to POSCO's net margin of 1.20%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.11% beat POSCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POSCO	1.20%	1.45%	0.86%
ArcelorMittal	1.98%	4.11%	2.41%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PKX or MT?

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of POSCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PKX or MT?

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 5 more articles in the media than POSCO. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 5 mentions for POSCO. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.30 indicating that POSCO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
POSCO	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcelorMittal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PKX or MT?

POSCO has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PKX or MT a better dividend stock?

POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. POSCO pays out 89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ArcelorMittal pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats POSCO on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.