Hurco Companies (HURC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate HURC or CMCO?

Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 235.11%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hurco Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, HURC or CMCO?

Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies. Hurco Companies 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
Hurco Companies	$187.94M	0.49	-$16.61M	-$2.98	-4.79
Columbus McKinnon	$981.64M	0.38	$46.62M	$0.33	39.79

Does the media prefer HURC or CMCO?

In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 4 more articles in the media than Hurco Companies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 4 mentions for Hurco Companies. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Hurco Companies' score of 0.58 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hurco Companies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Columbus McKinnon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HURC or CMCO more profitable?

Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Hurco Companies' net margin of -8.90%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 8.64% beat Hurco Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hurco Companies	-8.90%	-7.78%	-5.97%
Columbus McKinnon	0.95%	8.64%	4.30%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HURC or CMCO?

Columbus McKinnon received 145 more outperform votes than Hurco Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Hurco Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hurco Companies	Outperform Votes 143 60.34%	Underperform Votes 94 39.66%
Columbus McKinnon	Outperform Votes 288 60.89%	Underperform Votes 185 39.11%

Is HURC or CMCO a better dividend stock?

Hurco Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hurco Companies pays out -21.5% 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. Hurco Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, HURC or CMCO?

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less 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.

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

74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Hurco Companies 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats Hurco Companies on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.