ASTE vs. TEX, TRN, ALG, GBX, LNN, MLR, WNC, PLOW, TWI, and MTW
Should you be buying Astec Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astec Industries include Terex (TEX), Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Miller Industries (MLR), Wabash National (WNC), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), and Manitowoc (MTW). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Astec Industries vs.
Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.
Terex has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Terex has a net margin of 9.08% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of -0.15%. Terex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.
Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Terex pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out -650.0% 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. Astec Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Terex had 16 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Terex and 2 mentions for Astec Industries. Terex's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.54 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Astec Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Terex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Terex received 200 more outperform votes than Astec Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.03% of users gave Astec Industries an outperform vote while only 57.58% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.
92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Terex currently has a consensus price target of $59.56, suggesting a potential upside of 25.96%. Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.12%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Astec Industries.
Summary
Terex beats Astec Industries on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTE) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
