LNN vs. TEX, TRN, ALG, GBX, WNC, ASTE, MLR, TWI, PLOW, and MTW
Should you be buying Lindsay stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lindsay include Terex (TEX), Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Wabash National (WNC), Astec Industries (ASTE), Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), and Manitowoc (MTW). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Terex received 317 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.06% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Lindsay had 1 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lindsay and 3 mentions for Terex. Terex's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Lindsay's score of 1.12 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Terex has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Terex pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Terex has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Terex presently has a consensus target price of $65.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.31%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $138.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.54%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lindsay is more favorable than Terex.
Lindsay has a net margin of 10.74% compared to Lindsay's net margin of 9.87%. Lindsay's return on equity of 30.53% beat Terex's return on equity.
Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Lindsay. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindsay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Lindsay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Terex beats Lindsay on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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