Head to Head Survey: Vallourec (VLOWY) vs. Its Rivals

Vallourec (OTCMKTS:VLOWY) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Vallourec to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Vallourec and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vallourec	9.49%	15.20%	7.50%
Vallourec Competitors	-1,174,432,924,478,955,600.00%	48.32%	-2.69%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vallourec and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vallourec	$4.31 billion	$401.23 million	16.00
Vallourec Competitors	$4.58 billion	$267.99 million	-20.25

Vallourec’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Vallourec. Vallourec 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 ratings and target prices for Vallourec and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vallourec	0	0	1	0	3.00
Vallourec Competitors	6267	22322	31887	1742	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 34.50%. Given Vallourec’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vallourec has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Vallourec has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vallourec’s competitors have a beta of 0.98, indicating that their average stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vallourec competitors beat Vallourec on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Vallourec Company Profile

Vallourec S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides tubular solutions for the oil and gas, industry, and energy markets in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through Tubes; Mine & Forests; and Holding Companies & Other segments. The company offers seamless tubes for refineries, petrochemical facilities, and floating liquefied natural gas plants, as well as production, storage, and offloading units; VAM connections; rigid subsea line pipes and onshore rigid line pipes; and carbon steel and steel alloy tubes, hollow bars, and connections. It also provides assistance in lowering tubes, inspecting connections, and supervising assembly; thread tubes inventory management; tube inspection, maintenance, and repair services; on-site services; preparation for drilling operations; well coordination and supply services based on the drilling programs; and integrated solutions for the subsea line pipe market comprising welding, coating, insulation, bending, logistics, project management, and service agreements. In addition, the company offers tubular products for geothermal; carbon capture, utilization, and storage; and hydrogen industries. Further, it provides tubes and hollow bars, as well as circular, square, rectangular, and octagonal sections for the manufacture of cranes, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, and hydraulic cylinders; and infrastructure construction, as well as axle tubes and gearbox applications for the automotive industry. Additionally, the company is involved in the iron ore and charcoal production businesses. It serves oil service, engineering, and construction companies; distributors and industrial equipment manufacturers; and energy companies, and carbon capture and storage specialists, as well as geothermal, green hydrogen, and solar developers. Vallourec S.A. was founded in 1895 and is based in Meudon, France.