Stelco (STLC) Competitors

Champion Iron (TSE:CIA) and Stelco (TSE:STLC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CIA or STLC?

Champion Iron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stelco. Stelco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Champion Iron, 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
Champion Iron	C$1.69B	1.55	C$298.89M	C$0.57	8.84
Stelco	C$2.85B	0.00	C$173M	C$3.14	N/A

Does the media favor CIA or STLC?

In the previous week, Champion Iron had 2 more articles in the media than Stelco. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Champion Iron and 0 mentions for Stelco. Stelco's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Champion Iron's score of -0.60 indicating that Stelco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Champion Iron	Negative
Stelco	Neutral

Is CIA or STLC a better dividend stock?

Champion Iron pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Stelco pays an annual dividend of C$3.00 per share. Champion Iron pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stelco pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Champion Iron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CIA or STLC more profitable?

Champion Iron has a net margin of 17.64% compared to Stelco's net margin of 6.07%. Champion Iron's return on equity of 22.52% beat Stelco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Champion Iron	17.64%	22.52%	13.11%
Stelco	6.07%	12.31%	6.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIA or STLC?

Champion Iron received 131 more outperform votes than Stelco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.30% of users gave Champion Iron an outperform vote while only 43.39% of users gave Stelco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Champion Iron	Outperform Votes 236 71.30%	Underperform Votes 95 28.70%
Stelco	Outperform Votes 105 43.39%	Underperform Votes 137 56.61%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CIA or STLC?

51.2% of Champion Iron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Stelco shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Champion Iron shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Stelco shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, CIA or STLC?

Champion Iron has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stelco has a beta of 2.69, meaning that its share price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CIA or STLC?

Champion Iron currently has a consensus target price of C$8.10, indicating a potential upside of 60.71%. Stelco has a consensus target price of C$58.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Champion Iron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Champion Iron is more favorable than Stelco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Champion Iron	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Stelco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Champion Iron beats Stelco on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.