Astec Industries (ASTE) Competitors

Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is TEX or ASTE a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Terex pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out 273.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TEX or ASTE more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of -0.15%. Terex's return on equity of 21.99% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%
Astec Industries	-0.15%	7.69%	4.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TEX or ASTE?

Terex received 198 more outperform votes than Astec Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.95% of users gave Astec Industries an outperform vote while only 57.28% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 606 57.28%	Underperform Votes 452 42.72%
Astec Industries	Outperform Votes 408 63.95%	Underperform Votes 230 36.05%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TEX or ASTE?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astec Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terex	$5.13B	0.52	$335M	$4.96	8.08
Astec Industries	$1.31B	0.63	$33.50M	$0.19	189.00

Does the media favor TEX or ASTE?

In the previous week, Terex and Terex both had 7 articles in the media. Astec Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Terex's score of 1.03 indicating that Astec Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Astec Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TEX or ASTE?

92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, TEX or ASTE?

Terex has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TEX or ASTE?

Terex presently has a consensus target price of $54.22, indicating a potential upside of 35.22%. Astec Industries has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.60%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Astec Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Astec Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Terex beats Astec Industries on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.