Fortescue (OTCMKTS:FSUMF – Get Free Report) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Fortescue to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Fortescue and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fortescue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fortescue Competitors | 6280 | 22349 | 31918 | 1744 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.61%. Given Fortescue’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fortescue has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fortescue | N/A | N/A | 14.15 |
| Fortescue Competitors | $169.59 billion | $266.77 million | -21.60 |
Fortescue’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Fortescue. Fortescue is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Fortescue and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fortescue | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fortescue Competitors | -1,158,604,987,491,368,400.00% | 48.27% | -2.34% |
Dividends
Fortescue pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Fortescue pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.1% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortescue lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
15.3% of Fortescue shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Fortescue competitors beat Fortescue on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
About Fortescue
Fortescue Ltd engages in the exploration, development, production, processing, and sale of iron ore in Australia, China, and internationally. It explores for copper, gold, and lithium deposits; and rare earth elements. The company owns and operates the Chichester Hub that includes the Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek mines located in the Chichester ranges; and the Solomon Hub comprising the Firetail, Kings Valley, and Queens Valley mines located in the Hamersley ranges of Pilbara, Western Australia. It also develops and produces the Eliwana mine situated in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In addition, the company holds a portfolio of properties situated in Argentina, Peru, Chile, and Brazil, as well as Portugal and Kazakhstan. Further, it provides port towage services; owns and operates rail and port facilities; and focuses on producing green energy and green hydrogen, including derivatives comprising green ammonia. The company was formerly known as Fortescue Metals Group Limited and changed its name to Fortescue Ltd in November 2023. Fortescue Ltd was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in East Perth, Australia.
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