DMC Global (BOOM) Competitors

DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BOOM or CMCO?

Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than DMC Global. DMC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, 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
DMC Global	$719.19M	0.24	$26.26M	-$7.89	-1.07
Columbus McKinnon	$1.01B	0.53	$46.62M	$0.33	57.27

Is BOOM or CMCO more profitable?

Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of 0.95% compared to DMC Global's net margin of -14.23%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 8.64% beat DMC Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DMC Global	-14.23%	1.45%	0.65%
Columbus McKinnon	0.95%	8.64%	4.30%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BOOM or CMCO?

77.6% of DMC Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of DMC Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOOM or CMCO?

DMC Global received 19 more outperform votes than Columbus McKinnon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.91% of users gave DMC Global an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DMC Global	Outperform Votes 307 62.91%	Underperform Votes 181 37.09%
Columbus McKinnon	Outperform Votes 288 60.89%	Underperform Votes 185 39.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, BOOM or CMCO?

DMC Global has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BOOM or CMCO?

In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 8 more articles in the media than DMC Global. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 3 mentions for DMC Global. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat DMC Global's score of -0.17 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DMC Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Columbus McKinnon	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BOOM or CMCO?

DMC Global presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.57%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 132.80%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than DMC Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DMC Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats DMC Global on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.