Ternium (TX) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TX or TS?

In the previous week, Ternium had 2 more articles in the media than Tenaris. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ternium and 5 mentions for Tenaris. Tenaris' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Ternium's score of 0.54 indicating that Tenaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is TX or TS more profitable?

Tenaris has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Ternium's net margin of 0.42%. Tenaris' return on equity of 15.36% beat Ternium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ternium	0.42%	4.70%	3.26%
Tenaris	20.23%	15.36%	12.49%

Is TX or TS a better dividend stock?

Ternium pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Tenaris pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ternium pays out 450.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tenaris pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate TX or TS?

Ternium currently has a consensus target price of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.93%. Tenaris has a consensus target price of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Ternium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ternium is more favorable than Tenaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ternium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tenaris	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TX or TS?

Ternium received 46 more outperform votes than Tenaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.14% of users gave Ternium an outperform vote while only 61.94% of users gave Tenaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ternium	Outperform Votes 461 66.14%	Underperform Votes 236 33.86%
Tenaris	Outperform Votes 415 61.94%	Underperform Votes 255 38.06%

Which has better earnings & valuation, TX or TS?

Tenaris has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ternium. Tenaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ternium, 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
Ternium	$17.61B	0.37	$676.04M	$0.40	83.88
Tenaris	$14.87B	1.45	$3.92B	$4.59	8.06

Which has more risk and volatility, TX or TS?

Ternium has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaris has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TX or TS?

12.0% of Ternium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ternium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ternium beats Tenaris on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.