United States Steel (X) Competitors $38.38 -0.51 (-1.31%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends X vs. NUE, STLD, RS, CRS, ATI, CMC, CLF, WOR, HAYN, and RDUSShould you be buying United States Steel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Steel include Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Haynes International (HAYN), and Radius Recycling (RDUS). These companies are all part of the "steel" industry. United States Steel vs. Nucor Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Worthington Enterprises Haynes International Radius Recycling United States Steel (NYSE:X) and Nucor (NYSE:NUE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, X or NUE? United States Steel has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nucor has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in X or NUE? United States Steel received 233 more outperform votes than Nucor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.41% of users gave Nucor an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave United States Steel an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States SteelOutperform Votes91955.53% Underperform Votes73644.47% NucorOutperform Votes68664.41% Underperform Votes37935.59% Does the media favor X or NUE? In the previous week, Nucor had 7 more articles in the media than United States Steel. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Nucor and 13 mentions for United States Steel. United States Steel's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Nucor's score of 1.21 indicating that United States Steel is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Steel 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nucor 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in X or NUE? 81.9% of United States Steel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of Nucor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Steel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Nucor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is X or NUE more profitable? Nucor has a net margin of 8.05% compared to United States Steel's net margin of 2.41%. Nucor's return on equity of 12.06% beat United States Steel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Steel2.41% 6.01% 3.34% Nucor 8.05%12.06%7.63% Is X or NUE a better dividend stock? United States Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Nucor pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. United States Steel pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nucor pays out 20.9% 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. Nucor has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years. Nucor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer X or NUE? United States Steel currently has a consensus target price of $42.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.51%. Nucor has a consensus target price of $190.57, indicating a potential upside of 28.62%. Given Nucor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nucor is more favorable than United States Steel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United States Steel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Nucor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, X or NUE? Nucor has higher revenue and earnings than United States Steel. Nucor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited States Steel$18.05B0.48$895M$1.5225.25Nucor$34.71B1.00$4.52B$10.3514.32 SummaryNucor beats United States Steel on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart X vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States SteelBlast furnaces & steel mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.64B$11.99B$2.84B$19.87BDividend Yield0.53%3.31%5.25%3.54%P/E Ratio25.2518.42117.1942.87Price / Sales0.530.79586,876.4418.11Price / Cash4.125.8423.4617.86Price / Book0.741.183.485.52Net Income$895M$1.44B$151.06M$986.45M7 Day Performance1.59%0.26%0.46%-0.22%1 Month Performance1.48%3.39%-5.55%0.12%1 Year Performance12.52%13.05%27.69%23.71% United States Steel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XUnited States Steel4.7429 of 5 stars$38.38-1.3%$42.80+11.5%+12.5%$8.76B$18.05B25.2521,803Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNUENucor4.9423 of 5 stars$148.17+2.4%$190.57+28.6%-5.7%$33.97B$34.71B14.3232,000Positive NewsSTLDSteel Dynamics4.6351 of 5 stars$144.04+2.7%$144.29+0.2%+28.8%$21.35B$18.80B13.0412,600Insider TradePositive NewsRSReliance3.8628 of 5 stars$313.56+1.5%$326.40+4.1%+16.2%$16.72B$14.81B17.2215,000CRSCarpenter Technology3.939 of 5 stars$180.73-2.0%$139.60-22.8%+164.8%$9.01B$2.76B40.254,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsATIATI4.2494 of 5 stars$57.96-0.5%$73.71+27.2%+30.0%$8.31B$4.17B22.297,300CMCCommercial Metals3.8609 of 5 stars$59.75+0.5%$65.25+9.2%+34.0%$6.77B$7.93B14.4313,178CLFCleveland-Cliffs2.7165 of 5 stars$11.67+2.0%$17.56+50.5%-31.6%$5.76B$22.00B-12.0326,000Options VolumeWORWorthington Enterprises3.2223 of 5 stars$38.61+0.3%$45.00+16.6%-41.5%$1.94B$1.25B50.803,800HAYNHaynes International3.9129 of 5 stars$60.99+0.0%N/A+25.4%$779.50M$589.96M20.961,284Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeRDUSRadius Recycling2.1388 of 5 stars$18.46+5.1%N/A-27.2%$492.65M$2.74B-1.973,011 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nucor Alternatives Steel Dynamics Alternatives Reliance Alternatives Carpenter Technology Alternatives ATI Alternatives Commercial Metals Alternatives Cleveland-Cliffs Alternatives Worthington Enterprises Alternatives Haynes International Alternatives Radius Recycling Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:X) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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