ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) versus Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) Head to Head Comparison

ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares ArcelorMittal and Metallus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal	1.15%	8.29%	5.02%
Metallus	5.81%	13.06%	8.19%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.9% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ArcelorMittal and Metallus’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArcelorMittal	$66.06 billion	0.28	$919.00 million	$0.89	26.13
Metallus	$1.36 billion	0.67	$69.40 million	$1.68	12.37

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ArcelorMittal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for ArcelorMittal and Metallus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcelorMittal	0	3	1	0	2.25
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A

ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus price target of $30.30, indicating a potential upside of 30.27%. Given ArcelorMittal’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than Metallus.

Summary

Metallus beats ArcelorMittal on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated steel and mining companies in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers semi-finished flat products, including slabs; finished flat products comprising plates, hot- and cold-rolled coils and sheets, hot-dipped and electro-galvanized coils and sheets, tinplate, and color coated coils and sheets; semi-finished long products, such as blooms and billets; finished long products consisting of bars, wire-rods, structural sections, rails, sheet piles, and wire-products; and seamless and welded pipes and tubes. The company also provides mining products, such as iron ore lumps, fines, concentrates, pellets, and sinter feeds; and coking coal. It sells its products to various customers in the automotive, appliance, engineering, construction, energy, and machinery industries through a centralized marketing organization, as well as distributors. The company has iron ore mining activities in Brazil, Bosnia, Canada, Liberia, Mexico, South Africa, and Ukraine. ArcelorMittal S.A. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

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.