Ryerson (RYI) Competitors

Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) and GMS (NYSE:GMS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, RYI or GMS?

Ryerson has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GMS has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, RYI or GMS?

GMS has higher revenue and earnings than Ryerson. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GMS, 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
Ryerson	$4.60B	0.17	$145.70M	-$0.26	-92.37
GMS	$5.59B	0.52	$276.08M	$3.61	20.89

Is RYI or GMS more profitable?

GMS has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Ryerson's net margin of -0.19%. GMS's return on equity of 20.67% beat Ryerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryerson	-0.19%	-0.70%	-0.23%
GMS	3.92%	20.67%	8.05%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RYI or GMS?

94.8% of Ryerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of GMS shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Ryerson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GMS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RYI or GMS?

GMS received 113 more outperform votes than Ryerson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.08% of users gave GMS an outperform vote while only 57.93% of users gave Ryerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryerson	Outperform Votes 263 57.93%	Underperform Votes 191 42.07%
GMS	Outperform Votes 376 66.08%	Underperform Votes 193 33.92%

Do analysts rate RYI or GMS?

Ryerson presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. GMS has a consensus price target of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.74%. Given GMS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GMS is more favorable than Ryerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryerson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
GMS	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media favor RYI or GMS?

In the previous week, GMS had 9 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for GMS and 4 mentions for Ryerson. Ryerson's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat GMS's score of 0.33 indicating that Ryerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryerson	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GMS	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

GMS beats Ryerson on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.