Head-To-Head Contrast: Constellium (CSTM) versus The Competition

Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Constellium to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellium	5.69%	51.66%	9.63%
Constellium Competitors	-1,174,432,924,478,955,600.00%	67.40%	-2.69%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.6% of Constellium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Constellium shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Constellium and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellium	0	3	4	0	2.57
Constellium Competitors	6262	22306	31867	1736	2.47

Constellium currently has a consensus target price of $35.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.31%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 47.22%. Given Constellium’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellium has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Constellium has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellium’s rivals have a beta of 0.98, indicating that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Constellium	$8.45 billion	$273.00 million	7.14
Constellium Competitors	$4.49 billion	$268.01 million	-19.58

Constellium has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Constellium 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.

Summary

Constellium beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Constellium Company Profile

Constellium SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of rolled and extruded aluminum products for the packaging, aerospace, automotive, defense, and other transportation and industry end-markets. The company operates through three segments: Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products, Aerospace & Transportation, and Automotive Structures & Industry. The Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products segment produces rolled aluminum products, including can stock and closure stock for the beverage and food industry, as well as foil stock for the flexible packaging market. This segment also supplies automotive body sheets and heat exchangers for the automotive market; and specialty reflective sheets. The Aerospace & Transportation segment provides rolled aluminum products, including aerospace plates, sheets, and extrusions; and aerospace wing skins, as well as plates and sheets for use in transportation, industry, and defense applications. The Automotive Structures & Industry segment offers extruded aluminium products and aluminium structural components for the automotive industry, including crash-management systems, body structures, side impact beams, and battery enclosures; and fabricates hard and soft alloy extruded profiles for various industry applications in the automotive, engineering, rail, and other transportation end markets. This segment also provides downstream technology and services, which include pre-machining, surface treatment, research and development, and technical support services. It sells its products directly or through distributors in France, Germany, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States, as well as Shanghai, and Seoul. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.