Comparing Metallus (MTUS) & The Competition

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

Valuation & 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	14.72
Metallus Competitors	$17.60 billion	$1.30 billion	17.77

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.

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	6.31%	12.37%	6.59%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Metallus and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus Competitors	337	1312	1495	58	2.40

As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Metallus’ peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

Metallus has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ peers have a beta of 1.55, indicating that their average stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.