Head to Head Comparison: Constellium (CSTM) & Its Peers

Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) is one of 1,987 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Constellium to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.6% of Constellium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Constellium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Constellium and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellium	5.69%	51.66%	9.63%
Constellium Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-16.43%	-2.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Constellium and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellium	0	3	4	0	2.57
Constellium Competitors	6288	22369	31913	1760	2.47

Constellium presently has a consensus target price of $35.80, suggesting a potential upside of 33.18%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 17.88%. Given Constellium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellium is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Constellium and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Constellium	$8.45 billion	$273.00 million	6.93
Constellium Competitors	$4.63 billion	$273.09 million	-24.74

Constellium has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Constellium is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Constellium has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellium’s peers have a beta of 1.00, suggesting that their average stock price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Constellium beats its peers on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Constellium Company Profile

Constellium SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of rolled and extruded aluminum products for the packaging, aerospace, automotive, defense, and other transportation and industry end-markets. The company operates through three segments: Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products, Aerospace & Transportation, and Automotive Structures & Industry. The Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products segment produces rolled aluminum products, including can stock and closure stock for the beverage and food industry, as well as foil stock for the flexible packaging market. This segment also supplies automotive body sheets and heat exchangers for the automotive market; and specialty reflective sheets. The Aerospace & Transportation segment provides rolled aluminum products, including aerospace plates, sheets, and extrusions; and aerospace wing skins, as well as plates and sheets for use in transportation, industry, and defense applications. The Automotive Structures & Industry segment offers extruded aluminium products and aluminium structural components for the automotive industry, including crash-management systems, body structures, side impact beams, and battery enclosures; and fabricates hard and soft alloy extruded profiles for various industry applications in the automotive, engineering, rail, and other transportation end markets. This segment also provides downstream technology and services, which include pre-machining, surface treatment, research and development, and technical support services. It sells its products directly or through distributors in France, Germany, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States, as well as Shanghai, and Seoul. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.