ATI Inc. vs BELDEN INC., two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ATI and BDC diverge most: on debt / equity, ATI reads 0.19 and BDC reads 0.89; on p/b, ATI reads 13.74 and BDC reads 3.47. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BDC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ATI | BDC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $198.47 | $122.23 |
| Market cap | $27.4B | $4.8B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +15.2% |
| P/E | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| P/B | 13.74 | 3.47 |
| P/S | 5.82 | 1.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.3 | 12.0 |
| Revenue growth | +4.7% | +9.4% |
| Gross margin | 24.6% | 39.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 13.2% |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 23.8% | 17.6% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.1% | 10.5% |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.19 | 0.89 |
| Current ratio | 2.33 | 2.14 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.92 | 7.74 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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