Steel Partners (SPLP) Competitors

Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) and Steel Partners (NYSE:SPLP) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSTM or SPLP?

Steel Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellium. Steel Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellium, 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
Constellium	$7.34B	0.26	$56M	$0.46	29.50
Steel Partners	$2.03B	0.40	$150.83M	$11.31	3.63

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSTM or SPLP?

92.6% of Constellium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Steel Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Constellium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.8% of Steel Partners shares are held 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.

Is CSTM or SPLP more profitable?

Steel Partners has a net margin of 11.43% compared to Constellium's net margin of 0.92%. Steel Partners' return on equity of 21.72% beat Constellium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellium	0.92%	7.74%	1.34%
Steel Partners	11.43%	21.72%	6.11%

Does the media favor CSTM or SPLP?

In the previous week, Constellium had 5 more articles in the media than Steel Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Constellium and 2 mentions for Steel Partners. Steel Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Constellium's score of 0.57 indicating that Steel Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steel Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CSTM or SPLP?

Constellium has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Partners has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CSTM or SPLP?

Constellium presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.01%. Given Constellium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Constellium is more favorable than Steel Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Steel Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Constellium and Steel Partners tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.