Reliance (RS) Competitors $294.41 +1.19 (+0.41%) Closing price 03/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$290.20 -4.21 (-1.43%) As of 03/26/2025 07:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RS vs. NUE, STLD, CRS, X, ATI, CMC, CLF, WOR, RDUS, and ZEUSShould you be buying Reliance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Reliance include Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Carpenter Technology (CRS), United States Steel (X), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Radius Recycling (RDUS), and Olympic Steel (ZEUS). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry. Reliance vs. Nucor Steel Dynamics Carpenter Technology United States Steel ATI Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Radius Recycling Olympic Steel Reliance (NYSE:RS) and Nucor (NYSE:NUE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is RS or NUE more profitable? Nucor has a net margin of 6.60% compared to Reliance's net margin of 6.33%. Reliance's return on equity of 11.87% beat Nucor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Reliance6.33% 11.87% 8.63% Nucor 6.60%9.85%6.25% Does the media favor RS or NUE? In the previous week, Nucor had 2 more articles in the media than Reliance. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Nucor and 33 mentions for Reliance. Nucor's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Reliance's score of 0.56 indicating that Nucor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Reliance 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nucor 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate RS or NUE? Reliance presently has a consensus target price of $329.17, suggesting a potential upside of 11.80%. Nucor has a consensus target price of $164.78, suggesting a potential upside of 29.56%. Given Nucor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nucor is more favorable than Reliance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Reliance 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is RS or NUE a better dividend stock? Reliance pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Reliance pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nucor pays out 26.2% 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. Reliance has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Nucor has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, RS or NUE? Reliance has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nucor has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RS or NUE? Nucor received 213 more outperform votes than Reliance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.82% of users gave Reliance an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRelianceOutperform Votes48164.82% Underperform Votes26135.18% NucorOutperform Votes69464.32% Underperform Votes38535.68% Which has higher valuation & earnings, RS or NUE? Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than Reliance. Nucor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reliance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioReliance$13.84B1.13$1.34B$15.4419.07Nucor$30.73B0.95$2.03B$8.4115.12 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RS or NUE? 79.3% of Reliance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Reliance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Nucor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNucor beats Reliance on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Reliance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRelianceMetals service centers & offices IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.60B$18.51B$3.11B$19.65BDividend Yield1.71%2.94%5.14%3.75%P/E Ratio19.0711.4082.9433.84Price / Sales1.130.4425,633,028,482,546,200.0028.00Price / Cash14.078.1724.3417.54Price / Book2.201.095.124.60Net Income$1.34B$2.02B$153.74M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.49%-2.20%0.10%-0.05%1 Month Performance-0.21%-1.90%5.91%-1.94%1 Year Performance-12.61%-29.88%27.52%5.06% Reliance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RSReliance4.1549 of 5 stars$294.41+0.4%$329.17+11.8%-11.2%$15.60B$13.84B19.0714,500NUENucor4.8648 of 5 stars$127.54+4.5%$164.78+29.2%-34.5%$29.40B$30.73B15.1628,800Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeSTLDSteel Dynamics4.9631 of 5 stars$126.66+3.3%$148.56+17.3%-11.4%$18.99B$17.54B12.9210,600Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCRSCarpenter Technology3.5964 of 5 stars$195.68+6.5%$167.17-14.6%+176.7%$9.77B$2.88B36.924,100Positive NewsXUnited States Steel3.9175 of 5 stars$41.06+0.4%$41.32+0.6%+5.7%$9.25B$15.64B27.5622,053ATIATI4.6228 of 5 stars$54.25+4.2%$75.00+38.3%+7.6%$7.71B$4.36B21.277,300CMCCommercial Metals4.5733 of 5 stars$48.89+4.9%$60.33+23.4%-14.8%$5.56B$7.74B44.0413,178Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCLFCleveland-Cliffs3.0755 of 5 stars$9.28-1.5%$16.43+77.0%-57.6%$4.59B$19.19B-9.5726,000Analyst RevisionWORWorthington Enterprises3.5175 of 5 stars$41.03+3.1%$46.00+12.1%-14.6%$2.05B$1.17B49.433,800Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap UpRDUSRadius Recycling2.5192 of 5 stars$29.00-0.2%$22.00-24.1%+50.6%$816.50M$223.36M-2.893,011Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsZEUSOlympic Steel4.3266 of 5 stars$32.65+2.5%$43.00+31.7%-52.1%$363.59M$1.94B16.571,670Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nucor Alternatives Steel Dynamics Alternatives Carpenter Technology Alternatives United States Steel Alternatives ATI Alternatives Commercial Metals Alternatives Cleveland-Cliffs Alternatives Worthington Enterprises Alternatives Radius Recycling Alternatives Olympic Steel Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RS) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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