The Shyft Group (SHYF) Competitors

REV Group (NYSE:REVG) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor REVG or SHYF?

REV Group received 336 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave REV Group an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
REV Group	Outperform Votes 368 63.67%	Underperform Votes 210 36.33%
The Shyft Group	Outperform Votes 32 53.33%	Underperform Votes 28 46.67%

Is REVG or SHYF a better dividend stock?

REV Group pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. The Shyft Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. REV Group pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Shyft Group pays out -166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Shyft Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor REVG or SHYF?

In the previous week, REV Group and REV Group both had 19 articles in the media. REV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.34 indicating that REV Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
REV Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Shyft Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in REVG or SHYF?

85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of REV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are owned 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 stronger valuation & earnings, REVG or SHYF?

REV Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REV Group, 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
REV Group	$2.38B	0.70	$45.30M	$4.49	7.08
The Shyft Group	$787.08M	0.50	$6.50M	-$0.12	-95.42

Do analysts recommend REVG or SHYF?

REV Group currently has a consensus target price of $33.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.20%. The Shyft Group has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.37%. Given The Shyft Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than REV Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REV Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
The Shyft Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is REVG or SHYF more profitable?

REV Group has a net margin of 10.82% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -0.48%. REV Group's return on equity of 17.74% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REV Group	10.82%	17.74%	5.71%
The Shyft Group	-0.48%	1.01%	0.48%

Which has more risk & volatility, REVG or SHYF?

REV Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

REV Group beats The Shyft Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.