Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ – Get Free Report) is one of 158 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Ryerson to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.8% of Ryerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Ryerson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ryerson and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ryerson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Ryerson Competitors | 1409 | 4855 | 6646 | 217 | 2.43 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ryerson and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ryerson | $4.57 billion | -$56.40 million | -23.45 |
| Ryerson Competitors | $6.48 billion | $363.90 million | 25.33 |
Ryerson’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Ryerson. Ryerson 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.
Dividends
Ryerson pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ryerson pays out -60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 36.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility and Risk
Ryerson has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryerson’s competitors have a beta of 1.28, indicating that their average stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Ryerson and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ryerson | -0.56% | -0.62% | -0.21% |
| Ryerson Competitors | 0.68% | -34.57% | 3.12% |
Summary
Ryerson competitors beat Ryerson on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
Ryerson Company Profile
Ryerson Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, processes and distributes industrial metals in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. It offers a line of products in carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steels, and aluminum, as well as nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms, including coils, sheets, rounds, hexagons, square and flat bars, plates, structural, and tubing. The company also provides various processing services, such as bending, beveling, blanking, blasting, burning, cutting-to-length, drilling, embossing, flattening, forming, grinding, laser cutting, machining, notching, painting, perforating, polishing, punching, rolling, sawing, scribing, shearing, slitting, stamping, tapping, threading, welding, or other techniques to process materials. It serves various industries, including commercial ground transportation, metal fabrication and machine shops, industrial machinery and equipment manufacturing, consumer durable equipment, HVAC manufacturing, construction equipment manufacturing, food processing and agricultural equipment manufacturing, and oil and gas. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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