Financial Comparison: SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) & Metallus (NYSE:MTUS)

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) and Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SunCoke Energy and Metallus’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunCoke Energy	$2.06 billion	0.41	$57.50 million	$0.71	14.14
Metallus	$1.36 billion	0.65	$69.40 million	$1.68	12.02

Metallus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SunCoke Energy. Metallus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunCoke Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares SunCoke Energy and Metallus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunCoke Energy	2.97%	9.48%	3.69%
Metallus	5.81%	13.06%	8.19%

Risk & Volatility

SunCoke Energy has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metallus has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Metallus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Metallus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for SunCoke Energy and Metallus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunCoke Energy	0	1	1	0	2.50
Metallus	0	0	0	0	N/A

SunCoke Energy presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.54%. Given SunCoke Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe SunCoke Energy is more favorable than Metallus.

Summary

Metallus beats SunCoke Energy on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SunCoke Energy

SunCoke Energy, Inc. operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas and Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing based customers. In addition, it owns and operates cokemaking facilities in the United States and Brazil. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.

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.