Russel Metals (RUS) Competitors

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

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 3.8%. Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 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.

Do analysts prefer RUS or FTT?

Russel Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Finning International has a consensus target price of C$54.94, suggesting a potential downside of 10.03%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	3.00
Finning International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media favor RUS or FTT?

In the previous week, Finning International had 3 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Finning International and 2 mentions for Russel Metals. Finning International's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Russel Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Finning International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Russel Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Finning International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RUS or FTT?

Finning International has higher revenue and earnings than Russel Metals. Russel Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finning International, 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	0.61	C$178.38M	C$3.10	14.37
Finning International	C$10.96B	0.77	C$497.82M	C$3.58	17.08

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Summary

Finning International beats Russel Metals on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.