Metallus (MTUS) and Its Peers Financial Survey

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

Profitability

This table compares Metallus and its competitors’ 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	6.37%	12.74%	6.95%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus Competitors	354	1405	1574	58	2.39

As a group, “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies have a potential upside of 0.41%. Given Metallus’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Metallus and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metallus	$1.36 billion	$69.40 million	14.54
Metallus Competitors	$3,227.02 billion	$1.16 billion	17.92

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% 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, 3.7% of shares of all “Blast furnaces & steel mills” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Metallus has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ competitors have a beta of 1.58, suggesting that their average share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Metallus competitors 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.