Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais (OTCMKTS:USNZY) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) Head-To-Head Comparison

Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais (OTCMKTS:USNZY) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Risk & Volatility

Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais and Metallus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais	8.90%	10.51%	6.91%
Metallus	5.09%	12.54%	7.79%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais and Metallus’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais	$5.54 billion	N/A	$278.60 million	$0.54	3.72
Metallus	$1.36 billion	0.68	$69.40 million	$1.46	14.55

Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais has higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metallus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais and Metallus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais	0	1	0	0	2.00
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Metallus beats Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais

Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. manufactures and markets flat steel products in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Mining and Logistics, Steel Metallurgy, and Steel Transformation. It extracts and process iron ore, such as pellet and sinter feed and, granulated iron ore; provides storage, handling, and road cargo transportation services; and operates highway and railway cargo terminals. It also manufactures and sells steel products; manufactures and installs equipment for various industries; and transforms cold-rolled coils into hot-dip galvanized coils. In addition, the company provides technology transfer services for steel industry; project management and services for civil construction and capital goods industry; road transportation of flat steel; and texturing and chrome plating of cylinders. It serves automotive, construction, distribution, energy, white line, oil and gas, and machines and equipment markets. Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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.