Comparing National Steel (SID) & Its Peers

National Steel (NYSE:SID) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare National Steel to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares National Steel and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Steel	$8.02 billion	-$358.62 million	-2.19
National Steel Competitors	$174.78 billion	$279.69 million	-46.15

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

Risk & Volatility

National Steel has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Steel’s rivals have a beta of 1.02, indicating that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of National Steel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares National Steel and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Steel	-5.26%	-14.90%	-2.38%
National Steel Competitors	-1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00%	-53.09%	-2.11%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for National Steel and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Steel	3	0	0	0	1.00
National Steel Competitors	6401	22581	32280	1794	2.47

National Steel currently has a consensus target price of $1.40, suggesting a potential upside of 87.92%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 34.90%. Given National Steel’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe National Steel is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

National Steel rivals beat National Steel on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

National Steel Company Profile

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional operates as an integrated steel producer in Brazil and Latin America. It operates through five segments: Steel Industry, Mining, Logistics, Energy, and Cement. The company offers flat steel products, such as hot and cold rolled, galvanized, galvalume, pre-painted, and metal sheets products; coil, sheets, and derivatives; tiles and derivatives, pipes, and profiles; long steel products; steel packaging solutions for the food industry; chemical packaging solution; and carbochemical products. It also provides steel cutting services; produces and sells cement; operates railway and port facilities; and generates electric power from its thermoelectric co-generation and hydroelectric power plants. In addition, the company explores for iron ore reserves at Casa de Pedra and Engenho mines located in the city of Congonhas; and limestone and dolomite at the Bocaina mine located in the city of Arcos in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, as well as produces tin. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.