CMCO vs. KMT, TNC, GRC, PRLB, TRS, HY, ERII, OFLX, GHM, and FSTR
Should you be buying Columbus McKinnon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbus McKinnon include Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Proto Labs (PRLB), TriMas (TRS), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Omega Flex (OFLX), Graham (GHM), and L.B. Foster (FSTR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Columbus McKinnon vs.
Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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 54.99% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote.
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.
Kennametal currently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.11%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 171.10%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Kennametal.
In the previous week, Kennametal had 1 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kennametal and 3 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 0.43 indicating that Kennametal is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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.
96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kennametal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Kennametal has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kennametal beats Columbus McKinnon on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CMCO) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
