Tenaris (TS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TS or HWM?

Tenaris received 304 more outperform votes than Howmet Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.67% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote while only 62.06% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 422 62.06%	Underperform Votes 258 37.94%
Howmet Aerospace	Outperform Votes 118 78.67%	Underperform Votes 32 21.33%

Does the media favor TS or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 32 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 15 mentions for Tenaris. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Tenaris' score of 0.66 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenaris	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	24 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TS or HWM a better dividend stock?

Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tenaris pays out 29.9% 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.

Which has stronger valuation and 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	1.75	$3.92B	$3.61	10.45
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	7.07	$1.16B	$2.82	45.99

Do analysts prefer TS or HWM?

Tenaris currently has a consensus price target of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.99%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $123.28, suggesting a potential downside of 4.94%. Given Tenaris' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Howmet Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

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%

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

10.5% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, TS or HWM?

Tenaris has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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