Tenaris (TS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWM or TS?

Tenaris received 307 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.67% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.04% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 118 78.67%	Underperform Votes 32 21.33%
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 425 62.04%	Underperform Votes 260 37.96%

Is HWM or TS a better dividend stock?

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tenaris pays out 31.0% 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 better valuation & earnings, HWM or TS?

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
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	7.50	$1.16B	$2.82	48.81
Tenaris	$12.52B	1.87	$3.92B	$3.61	11.14

Is HWM or TS 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
Howmet Aerospace	15.55%	25.74%	10.50%
Tenaris	16.26%	11.76%	9.58%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HWM or TS?

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, HWM or TS?

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaris has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HWM or TS?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 27 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 6 mentions for Tenaris. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Tenaris' score of 1.15 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tenaris	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HWM or TS?

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $123.28, suggesting a potential downside of 10.43%. Tenaris has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.37%. 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
Howmet Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Tenaris	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Tenaris on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.