Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KMT or CMCO?

Kennametal has higher revenue and earnings than Columbus McKinnon. Kennametal 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
Kennametal	$2.02B	0.74	$109.32M	$1.22	15.77
Columbus McKinnon	$981.64M	0.40	$46.62M	$0.33	41.82

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KMT or CMCO?

Kennametal received 153 more outperform votes than Columbus McKinnon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote while only 54.58% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kennametal	Outperform Votes 441 54.58%	Underperform Votes 367 45.42%
Columbus McKinnon	Outperform Votes 288 60.89%	Underperform Votes 185 39.11%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KMT or CMCO?

96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kennametal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, KMT or CMCO?

Kennametal has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer KMT or CMCO?

In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 1 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 6 mentions for Kennametal. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Kennametal's score of 0.81 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kennametal	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Columbus McKinnon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KMT or CMCO more profitable?

Kennametal has a net margin of 4.76% compared to Columbus McKinnon's net margin of 0.95%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 8.64% beat Kennametal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kennametal	4.76%	8.12%	4.21%
Columbus McKinnon	0.95%	8.64%	4.30%

Do analysts recommend KMT or CMCO?

Kennametal currently has a consensus target price of $25.20, indicating a potential upside of 31.02%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 218.84%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Kennametal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kennametal	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is KMT or CMCO a better dividend stock?

Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Kennametal pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Kennametal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats Kennametal on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.