Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) and Finning International (TSE:FTT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RUS or FTT?

26.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Finning International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Finning International 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.

Does the media refer more to RUS or FTT?

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Finning International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Russel Metals and 2 mentions for Finning International. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Finning International's score of 0.34 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Finning International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, RUS or FTT?

Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finning International has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RUS or FTT?

Russel Metals received 8 more outperform votes than Finning International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.35% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote while only 65.28% of users gave Finning International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Russel Metals	Outperform Votes 559 67.35%	Underperform Votes 271 32.65%
Finning International	Outperform Votes 551 65.28%	Underperform Votes 293 34.72%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Russel Metals	C$4.17B	0.54	C$178.38M	C$3.10	12.66
Finning International	C$10.96B	0.50	C$497.82M	C$3.58	11.23

Do analysts recommend RUS or FTT?

Russel Metals currently has a consensus price target of C$51.21, indicating a potential upside of 30.28%. Finning International has a consensus price target of C$49.89, indicating a potential upside of 24.29%. Given Russel Metals' higher probable 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Finning International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 Metals	4.27%	11.03%	6.48%
Finning International	4.54%	19.69%	7.28%

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 4.3%. Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.

Summary

Finning International beats Russel Metals on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.