Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS – Get Free Report) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Worthington Steel to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Worthington Steel and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Worthington Steel | $3.44 billion | $8.50 million | -64.39 |
| Worthington Steel Competitors | $4.78 billion | $278.94 million | -26.11 |
Worthington Steel’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Worthington Steel. Worthington Steel 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.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Worthington Steel and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Worthington Steel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Worthington Steel Competitors | 6414 | 22620 | 32329 | 1801 | 2.47 |
Worthington Steel presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.12%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Worthington Steel’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Worthington Steel has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Risk and Volatility
Worthington Steel has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Steel’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Worthington Steel pays out -104.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.0% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Profitability
This table compares Worthington Steel and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Worthington Steel | -0.56% | 7.49% | 3.14% |
| Worthington Steel Competitors | -1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00% | -52.87% | -2.06% |
Summary
Worthington Steel competitors beat Worthington Steel on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
Worthington Steel Company Profile
Worthington Steel, Inc. is a steel processor that buys flat-rolled steel and prepares it to meet customers’ specifications. Its services include slitting, cutting to length, blanking and other processing, as well as the production of tailor-welded blanks and electrical steel laminations. The company serves customers in industries including automotive, construction, agriculture, energy and electrical manufacturing. Its operations and customer base span North America and Europe. Worthington Steel became an independent, publicly traded company in December 2023 through the separation of Worthington Industries’ steel processing business.
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