Tenaris (TS) Competitors

Tenaris (NYSE:TS) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TS or HWM?

Tenaris received 307 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.78% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.10% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 426 62.10%	Underperform Votes 260 37.90%
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 119 77.78%	Underperform Votes 34 22.22%

Which has more risk and volatility, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has higher revenue and earnings than Howmet Aerospace. Tenaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
Tenaris	$12.52B	1.49	$3.92B	$3.61	8.88
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	6.78	$1.16B	$2.82	44.13

Is TS or HWM more profitable?

Tenaris has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Howmet Aerospace's net margin of 15.55%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 25.74% beat Tenaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaris	16.26%	11.76%	9.58%
Howmet Aerospace	15.55%	25.74%	10.50%

Is TS or HWM a better dividend stock?

Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tenaris pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.2% 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.

Do analysts prefer TS or HWM?

Tenaris presently has a consensus price target of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 42.20%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $122.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.56%. Given Tenaris' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tenaris is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenaris	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media favor TS or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 29 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 6 mentions for Tenaris. Tenaris' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Howmet Aerospace's score of 1.14 indicating that Tenaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenaris	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TS or HWM?

10.4% of Tenaris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tenaris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace 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.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Tenaris on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.