Worthington Enterprises (WOR) Competitors

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) and Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media favor WOR or CMC?

In the previous week, Commercial Metals had 5 more articles in the media than Worthington Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Commercial Metals and 3 mentions for Worthington Enterprises. Worthington Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Commercial Metals' score of 0.44 indicating that Worthington Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Worthington Enterprises	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Commercial Metals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WOR or CMC?

51.6% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Commercial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Commercial Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WOR or CMC a better dividend stock?

Worthington Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Commercial Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Worthington Enterprises pays out 89.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Commercial Metals pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is WOR or CMC more profitable?

Commercial Metals has a net margin of 6.13% compared to Worthington Enterprises' net margin of 1.96%. Worthington Enterprises' return on equity of 12.23% beat Commercial Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Worthington Enterprises	1.96%	12.23%	6.61%
Commercial Metals	6.13%	12.20%	7.72%

Which has more volatility & risk, WOR or CMC?

Worthington Enterprises has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commercial Metals has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WOR or CMC?

Worthington Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.55%. Commercial Metals has a consensus target price of $65.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Worthington Enterprises' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Worthington Enterprises is more favorable than Commercial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Worthington Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Commercial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better valuation and earnings, WOR or CMC?

Commercial Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Worthington Enterprises. Commercial Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Enterprises, 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
Worthington Enterprises	$1.25B	1.56	$110.62M	$0.76	50.80
Commercial Metals	$7.93B	0.86	$485.49M	$4.14	14.43

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WOR or CMC?

Commercial Metals received 32 more outperform votes than Worthington Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.03% of users gave Commercial Metals an outperform vote while only 53.06% of users gave Worthington Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Worthington Enterprises	Outperform Votes 303 53.06%	Underperform Votes 268 46.94%
Commercial Metals	Outperform Votes 335 54.03%	Underperform Votes 285 45.97%

Summary

Commercial Metals beats Worthington Enterprises on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.