Head-To-Head Comparison: Mesabi Trust (MSB) & Its Rivals
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyMesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB – Get Free Report) is one of 1,987 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Mesabi Trust to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
Mesabi Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Mesabi Trust pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.1% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mesabi Trust lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Mesabi Trust and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mesabi Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mesabi Trust Competitors | 6310 | 22435 | 32041 | 1768 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Mesabi Trust’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mesabi Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Profitability
This table compares Mesabi Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mesabi Trust | 54.46% | 33.50% | 28.16% |
| Mesabi Trust Competitors | -1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00% | -8.87% | -2.11% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Mesabi Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mesabi Trust | $11.21 million | $13.87 million | 41.22 |
| Mesabi Trust Competitors | $175.11 billion | $278.43 million | -29.08 |
Mesabi Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mesabi Trust. Mesabi Trust is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mesabi Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Mesabi Trust has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesabi Trust’s rivals have a beta of 1.02, meaning that their average share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mesabi Trust rivals beat Mesabi Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
About Mesabi Trust
Mesabi Trust, a royalty trust, engages in iron ore mining business in the United States. Mesabi Trust was founded in 1961 and is based in New York, New York.