Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors C$38.19 -0.19 (-0.50%) As of 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock RUS vs. FTT, DBM, ADEN, WJX, RME, AAO, TIH, EFN, SNC, and BBD.BShould you be buying Russel Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Russel Metals include Finning International (FTT), Doman Building Materials Group (DBM), ADENTRA (ADEN), Wajax (WJX), Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (RME), IntellaEquity (AAO), Toromont Industries (TIH), Element Fleet Management (EFN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Russel Metals vs. Finning International Doman Building Materials Group ADENTRA Wajax Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) IntellaEquity Toromont Industries Element Fleet Management SNC-Lavalin Group Bombardier, Inc. Class B Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) and Finning International (TSE:FTT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk. Is RUS or FTT a better dividend stock? Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Russel Metals pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finning International pays out 30.8% 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 and earnings, RUS or FTT? Finning International has higher revenue and earnings than Russel Metals. Finning International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Russel Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRussel MetalsC$4.17B0.52C$178.38MC$3.1012.30Finning InternationalC$10.96B0.48C$497.82MC$3.5810.68 Do analysts rate RUS or FTT? Russel Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$52.17, indicating a potential upside of 36.60%. Finning International has a consensus target price of C$50.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.92%. Given Russel Metals' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than Finning International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Russel Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Finning International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RUS or FTT? 26.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Finning International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Finning International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, RUS or FTT? Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finning International has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor RUS or FTT? In the previous week, Russel Metals had 4 more articles in the media than Finning International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Russel Metals and 3 mentions for Finning International. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Finning International's score of -0.48 indicating that Russel Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Russel Metals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Finning International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RUS or FTT? Russel Metals received 9 more outperform votes than Finning International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote while only 65.33% of users gave Finning International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRussel MetalsOutperform Votes56167.43% Underperform Votes27132.57% Finning InternationalOutperform Votes55265.33% Underperform Votes29334.67% Is RUS or FTT more profitable? Finning International has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Russel Metals' net margin of 4.27%. Finning International's return on equity of 19.69% beat Russel Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Russel Metals4.27% 11.03% 6.48% Finning International 4.54%19.69%7.28% SummaryFinning International beats Russel Metals on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Russel Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RUS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE 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 RUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRussel MetalsIndustrial Distribution IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$2.19BC$3.45BC$6.61BC$5.52BDividend Yield4.01%4.76%3.60%6.83%P/E Ratio12.3014.1820.2729.92Price / Sales0.5247.6575.31567.99Price / Cash8.8860.3626.9983.20Price / Book1.391.603.563.53Net IncomeC$178.38MC$222.68MC$800.18MC$300.83M7 Day Performance0.61%0.55%1.85%3.56%1 Month Performance-2.48%-2.01%-3.93%-2.60%1 Year Performance-3.63%-15.44%10.60%11.55% Russel Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RUSRussel Metals3.6617 of 5 starsC$38.19-0.5%C$52.17+36.6%-3.6%C$2.19BC$4.17B12.303,500Analyst ForecastGap DownFTTFinning International3.5066 of 5 starsC$36.52+0.7%C$49.89+36.6%-9.2%C$5.02BC$10.96B10.21147,000DBMDoman Building Materials Group3.5391 of 5 starsC$6.57-0.3%C$10.64+62.0%-12.9%C$574.21MC$2.49B10.151,232Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownADENADENTRAN/A$26.61-0.9%N/A-9.9%$469.83M$1.68B9.072,828Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownWJXWajax3.0878 of 5 starsC$16.02-3.9%C$23.50+46.7%-47.0%C$350.11MC$2.09B6.573,200Negative NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRMERocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$142.50MC$767.30M21.088,160High Trading VolumeAAOIntellaEquityN/AC$0.01+∞N/A+0.0%C$2.56MC$3.08M-2.503,670Gap UpTIHToromont Industries2.7293 of 5 starsC$109.69-1.8%C$136.06+24.0%-12.9%C$8.95BC$4.99B17.817,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEFNElement Fleet Management1.6094 of 5 starsC$27.74-2.6%C$34.00+22.6%+39.8%C$7.95BC$1.49B23.022,700News CoveragePositive NewsSNCSNC-Lavalin GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.63BC$7.94B92.5333,876News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBBD.BBombardier, Inc. Class B1.8816 of 5 starsC$76.17+0.1%C$114.67+50.5%+47.6%C$6.59BC$8.40B19.73N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Finning International Alternatives Doman Building Materials Group Alternatives ADENTRA Alternatives Wajax Alternatives Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) Alternatives IntellaEquity Alternatives Toromont Industries Alternatives Element Fleet Management Alternatives SNC-Lavalin Group Alternatives Bombardier, Inc. 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