Sun Hydraulics (SNHY) Competitors

Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to SNHY or TKR?

In the previous week, Timken had 12 more articles in the media than Sun Hydraulics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Timken and 0 mentions for Sun Hydraulics. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Sun Hydraulics' score of 0.00 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sun Hydraulics	Neutral
Timken	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SNHY or TKR?

Sun Hydraulics has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNHY or TKR?

Timken received 205 more outperform votes than Sun Hydraulics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 56.66% of users gave Sun Hydraulics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sun Hydraulics	Outperform Votes 200 56.66%	Underperform Votes 153 43.34%
Timken	Outperform Votes 405 62.79%	Underperform Votes 240 37.21%

Is SNHY or TKR more profitable?

Sun Hydraulics has a net margin of 9.19% compared to Timken's net margin of 7.41%. Timken's return on equity of 14.82% beat Sun Hydraulics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Hydraulics	9.19%	12.57%	6.46%
Timken	7.41%	14.82%	6.44%

Do analysts rate SNHY or TKR?

Timken has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.79%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Timken is more favorable than Sun Hydraulics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Hydraulics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has better earnings and valuation, SNHY or TKR?

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than Sun Hydraulics. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Hydraulics, 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
Sun Hydraulics	$508.05M	3.15	$46.73M	$2.30	21.72
Timken	$4.77B	1.10	$394.10M	$4.81	15.49

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SNHY or TKR?

84.6% of Sun Hydraulics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Sun Hydraulics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Timken shares are held by 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.

Is SNHY or TKR a better dividend stock?

Sun Hydraulics pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Sun Hydraulics pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Timken pays out 28.3% 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. Timken has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Timken is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Timken beats Sun Hydraulics on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.