Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) vs. NV Bekaert (OTCMKTS:BEKAY) Critical Review

of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Bekaert is the better investment based on analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which is the better investment between these two industrials? We will compare these two companies based on their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuations, and dividends.

Value and Earnings

This table compares NV Bekaert's top line revenue, earnings per Share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue

Price/Sales Ratio

Net Income

Earnings per Share

Price/Earnings ratio

NV Bekaert

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Ryerson

632 milliards de dollars

0.23

$391.00 Million

$7.18

5.55

Ryerson's revenue and earnings are higher than NV Bekaert.

Profitability

This table compares NV Bekaert's net margins with Ryerson's return on equity, and returns on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

NV Bekaert

N/A

N/A

N/A

Ryerson

4.59%

32.23%

11.38%

Analyst Ratings

MarketBeat has provided a list of the current recommendations for NV Bekaert & Ryerson.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

NV Bekaert

0

0

0

0

N/A

Ryerson

0

0

1

0

3.00

Ryerson's consensus target price is $45.00. This indicates a potential gain of 13.01%. Analysts clearly believe that Ryerson has a higher potential upside than NV Bekaert.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

Institutional investors hold 92.1% Ryerson shares. Insiders own 3.6% of Ryerson's shares. A high level of institutional ownership indicates that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe in the stock's potential for long-term gains.

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Ryerson beats NV Bekaert in 8 out of 8 factors compared.

NV Bekaert

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NV Bekaert SA is a global provider of coating and transformation technologies for steel wire. The company is organized into four business units, including Rubber Reinforcement (Rubber Reinforcement), Steel Wire Solutions (Steel Wire Solutions), Specialty Businesses and Bridon Bekaert Group. Rubber Reinforcement Business Unit develops, produces, and provides steel tire cords and beadwire products and solutions to the tire industry. Steel Wire Solutions Business Unit is engaged in the development of steel wire solutions and products for various sectors including energy and utilities. mining, construction, agricultural, automotive and consumer goods. Specialty Business develops and produces fiber technologies for filtration, heat resistant textiles, electrodeconductive textiles, hydrogen electrolysis, sensor technologies and semiconductor applications, gas and hydrogen heaters, residential and commercial heat exchanging, and reinforcement solutions for rubber belts and hoses. Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group offers steel wires and synthetic ropes to surface and underground mining and offshore and onshore energy. Crane and industrial, fishing, marine and structure applications are also available. Advanced cords (A Cords) include fine steel cords and timing belts in the construction and equipment market, window regulators and heating cords in automotive, and Armofor thermoplastics tapes in energy markets. The company was established in 1880 in Zwevegem in Belgium.

Ryerson University

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Ryerson Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries process and distribute industrial metals throughout the United States. The company offers products in stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, hexagons and square bars as well as tubes, structural and structural steel. It also offers processing services. The company serves a variety of industries including metal fabrication, machine shops, industrial equipment and machinery, commercial ground transport, consumer durables, food processing, agricultural equipment and construction equipment. MarketBeat.com offers a FREE daily email newsletter
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