Head-To-Head Contrast: Metallus (MTUS) & The Competition

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) is one of 26 public companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Metallus to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Metallus and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metallus	5.09%	12.54%	7.79%
Metallus Competitors	6.55%	12.81%	6.80%

Risk and Volatility

Metallus has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ peers have a beta of 1.54, suggesting that their average share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Metallus and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus Competitors	346	1356	1501	46	2.38

As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential downside of 4.58%. Given Metallus’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Metallus and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metallus	$1.36 billion	$69.40 million	14.66
Metallus Competitors	$17.22 billion	$1.31 billion	18.36

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.

Summary

Metallus peers beat Metallus on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

Metallus Company Profile

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.