Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB – Get Free Report) is one of 1,987 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Mesabi Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Mesabi Trust and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mesabi Trust | 54.46% | 33.50% | 28.16% |
| Mesabi Trust Competitors | -1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00% | -10.91% | -2.11% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mesabi Trust and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mesabi Trust | $17.52 million | $13.87 million | 42.05 |
| Mesabi Trust Competitors | $4.67 billion | $277.91 million | -29.03 |
Dividends
Mesabi Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Mesabi Trust pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.6% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mesabi Trust lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mesabi Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mesabi Trust and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mesabi Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mesabi Trust Competitors | 6321 | 22451 | 32079 | 1767 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 17.75%. Given Mesabi Trust’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mesabi Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Volatility & Risk
Mesabi Trust has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesabi Trust’s competitors have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mesabi Trust competitors beat Mesabi Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
Mesabi Trust Company Profile
Mesabi Trust, a royalty trust, engages in iron ore mining business in the United States. Mesabi Trust was founded in 1961 and is based in New York, New York.
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