Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) Competitors

Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CMCO or SXI?

Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMCO or SXI?

96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Standex International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CMCO or SXI?

In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 5 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 1 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 1.06 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Columbus McKinnon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standex International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMCO or SXI?

Columbus McKinnon received 5 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.06% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Columbus McKinnon	Outperform Votes 288 60.89%	Underperform Votes 185 39.11%
Standex International	Outperform Votes 283 65.06%	Underperform Votes 152 34.94%

Is CMCO or SXI a better dividend stock?

Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Columbus McKinnon pays out 84.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Standex International pays out 27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standex International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is CMCO or SXI more profitable?

Standex International has a net margin of 7.59% compared to Columbus McKinnon's net margin of 0.95%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.28% beat Columbus McKinnon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Columbus McKinnon	0.95%	8.64%	4.30%
Standex International	7.59%	13.28%	7.51%

Do analysts prefer CMCO or SXI?

Columbus McKinnon currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 157.31%. Standex International has a consensus price target of $231.33, indicating a potential upside of 41.87%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Standex International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CMCO or SXI?

Standex International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Columbus McKinnon. Standex International 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
Columbus McKinnon	$981.64M	0.50	$46.62M	$0.33	51.82
Standex International	$717.74M	2.70	$73.07M	$4.58	35.60

Summary

Standex International beats Columbus McKinnon on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.