ASTE vs. ALG, GBX, LNN, WNC, MLR, PLOW, TWI, MTW, RAIL, and TWIN
Should you be buying Astec Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astec Industries include Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Wabash National (WNC), Miller Industries (MLR), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), FreightCar America (RAIL), and Twin Disc (TWIN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Astec Industries vs.
Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) and Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.
93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Astec Industries received 102 more outperform votes than Alamo Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.08% of users gave Astec Industries an outperform vote while only 63.26% of users gave Alamo Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Alamo Group had 8 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Alamo Group and 2 mentions for Astec Industries. Astec Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Astec Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Astec Industries pays out -649.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamo Group pays out 10.5% 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. Alamo Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Astec Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Astec Industries has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alamo Group has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Astec Industries currently has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.74%. Alamo Group has a consensus price target of $212.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Given Alamo Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alamo Group is more favorable than Astec Industries.
Alamo Group has a net margin of 7.19% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of -0.15%. Alamo Group's return on equity of 12.41% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.
Alamo Group has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Astec Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamo Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Alamo Group beats Astec Industries on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTE) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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