Worthington Steel (WS) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is one of 1,988 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Worthington Steel to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Worthington Steel pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Worthington Steel pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.6% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Worthington Steel lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.4% of Worthington Steel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	25.95
Worthington Steel Competitors	$173.89 billion	$272.63 million	-24.87

Worthington Steel’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Worthington Steel. Worthington Steel 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Worthington Steel and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Worthington Steel	0	1	1	1	3.00
Worthington Steel Competitors	6315	22397	32021	1767	2.47

Worthington Steel presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.53%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 16.70%. Given Worthington Steel’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Worthington Steel is more favorable than its competitors.

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	0.50%	8.87%	4.89%
Worthington Steel Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-16.44%	-2.06%

Risk and Volatility

Worthington Steel has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Steel’s competitors have a beta of 0.99, indicating that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Worthington Steel beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Worthington Steel

Worthington Steel, Inc. operates as a steel processor in North America. It offers carbon flat-rolled steel and tailor welded blanks, as well as electrical steel laminations; and aluminum tailor welded blanks. The company serves various end-markets, including automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, construction, and energy. Worthington Steel, Inc. was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.