Metallus (NYSE:MTUS – Get Free Report) is one of 26 public companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Metallus to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
77.6% of Metallus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Metallus has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ peers have a beta of 1.54, indicating that their average share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Metallus | 5.09% | 12.54% | 7.79% |
Metallus Competitors | 6.09% | 12.28% | 6.53% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Metallus and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Metallus | $1.36 billion | $69.40 million | 14.58 |
Metallus Competitors | $16.54 billion | $1.15 billion | 17.79 |
Metallus’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Metallus and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Metallus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Metallus Competitors | 340 | 1245 | 1375 | 57 | 2.38 |
As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 0.12%. Given Metallus’ peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Summary
Metallus peers beat Metallus on 7 of the 10 factors compared.
About Metallus
Metallus Inc. manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products in the United States and internationally. The company offers special bar quality (SBQ) bars, seamless mechanical tubes, precision steel components, and billets that are used in gears, hubs, axles, crankshafts and motor shafts, oil country drill pipes, bits and collars, bearing races and rolling elements, bushings, fuel injectors, wind energy shafts, anti-friction bearings, artillery and mortar bodies, and other applications. It also provides custom-make precision steel components. It offers its products and services to the automotive, energy, industrial equipment, mining, construction, rail, aerospace and defense, heavy truck, agriculture, and power generation sectors. The company was formerly known as TimkenSteel Corporation and changed its name to Metallus Inc. in February 2024. Metallus Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio.
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