Critical Survey: Metallus (MTUS) versus The Competition

Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) is one of 58 publicly-traded companies in the “Steel” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Metallus to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Metallus and its peers’ 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	7.87%	15.83%	7.48%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metallus	$1.36 billion	$69.40 million	14.56
Metallus Competitors	$3.12 billion	$208.99 million	6.02

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

Risk & Volatility

Metallus has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus’ peers have a beta of 1.29, indicating that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of shares of all “Steel” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of shares of all “Steel” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Metallus and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus Competitors	461	1039	1075	7	2.24

As a group, “Steel” companies have a potential upside of 48.41%. Given Metallus’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metallus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Metallus peers beat Metallus on 6 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.