Analyzing Metallus (MTUS) and Its Competitors

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) is one of 27 public companies in the “Blast furnaces & steel mills” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Metallus to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Metallus and its rivals 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	$17.24 billion	$1.29 billion	18.08

Metallus’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Metallus and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus Competitors	352	1404	1574	58	2.39

As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential downside of 2.99%. Given Metallus’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Metallus and its rivals’ 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	6.42%	12.71%	6.85%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies 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.

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

Metallus rivals 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.