Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF – Get Free Report) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Cleveland-Cliffs to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Dividends
Cleveland-Cliffs pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cleveland-Cliffs pays out -28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.5% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Risk & Volatility
Cleveland-Cliffs has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cleveland-Cliffs’ rivals have a beta of 0.99, suggesting that their average stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
67.7% of Cleveland-Cliffs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cleveland-Cliffs 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Cleveland-Cliffs and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cleveland-Cliffs | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors | 6404 | 22595 | 32293 | 1796 | 2.47 |
Cleveland-Cliffs presently has a consensus price target of $14.18, suggesting a potential upside of 22.14%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 30.67%. Given Cleveland-Cliffs’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cleveland-Cliffs has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cleveland-Cliffs and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cleveland-Cliffs | $20.07 billion | -$1.48 billion | -13.66 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors | $4.77 billion | $278.94 million | -45.02 |
Cleveland-Cliffs has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Cleveland-Cliffs is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Cleveland-Cliffs and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cleveland-Cliffs | -2.36% | -6.83% | -2.05% |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors | -1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00% | -53.16% | -2.09% |
Summary
Cleveland-Cliffs beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The company is vertically integrated from mining through iron making, steelmaking, rolling, finishing and downstream with hot and cold stamping of steel parts and components. The company was formerly known as Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and changed its name to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in August 2017. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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