POSCO (PKX) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal has a consensus price target of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.21%. Given ArcelorMittal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ArcelorMittal	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is PKX or MT more profitable?

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 2.14% compared to POSCO's net margin of 1.55%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.31% beat POSCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POSCO	1.55%	1.87%	1.10%
ArcelorMittal	2.14%	4.31%	2.56%

Does the media refer more to PKX or MT?

In the previous week, POSCO had 1 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for POSCO and 4 mentions for ArcelorMittal. POSCO's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 1.04 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKX or MT?

ArcelorMittal received 563 more outperform votes than POSCO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.96% of users gave ArcelorMittal an outperform vote while only 59.77% of users gave POSCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
POSCO	Outperform Votes 263 59.77%	Underperform Votes 177 40.23%
ArcelorMittal	Outperform Votes 826 62.96%	Underperform Votes 486 37.04%

Do institutionals & 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PKX or MT?

POSCO has higher revenue and earnings than ArcelorMittal. 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	$72.69T	0.00	$1.36B	$2.18	21.67
ArcelorMittal	$62.44B	0.36	$1.34B	$1.65	16.83

Is PKX or MT a better dividend stock?

POSCO pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. POSCO pays out 64.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcelorMittal pays out 25.5% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, PKX or MT?

POSCO has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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