Analyzing ArcelorMittal South Africa (OTCMKTS:AMSIY) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS)

ArcelorMittal South Africa (OTCMKTS:AMSIY) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares ArcelorMittal South Africa and Metallus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal South Africa	N/A	N/A	N/A
Metallus	5.09%	12.54%	7.79%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for ArcelorMittal South Africa and Metallus, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcelorMittal South Africa	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.6% of Metallus shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Metallus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

ArcelorMittal South Africa has a beta of 3.1, indicating that its stock price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ArcelorMittal South Africa and Metallus’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArcelorMittal South Africa	$2.50 billion	N/A	$161.46 million	N/A	N/A
Metallus	$1.36 billion	0.68	$69.40 million	$1.46	14.45

ArcelorMittal South Africa has higher revenue and earnings than Metallus.

Summary

Metallus beats ArcelorMittal South Africa on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ArcelorMittal South Africa

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products. It operates through the following segments: Steel Operations, Non-steel Operations, and Corporate and Other. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.

About Metallus

Metallus Inc. manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products in the United States and internationally. The company offers special bar quality (SBQ) bars, seamless mechanical tubes, precision steel components, and billets that are used in gears, hubs, axles, crankshafts and motor shafts, oil country drill pipes, bits and collars, bearing races and rolling elements, bushings, fuel injectors, wind energy shafts, anti-friction bearings, artillery and mortar bodies, and other applications. It also provides custom-make precision steel components. It offers its products and services to the automotive, energy, industrial equipment, mining, construction, rail, aerospace and defense, heavy truck, agriculture, and power generation sectors. The company was formerly known as TimkenSteel Corporation and changed its name to Metallus Inc. in February 2024. Metallus Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio.