TriMas (TRS) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and TriMas (NASDAQ:TRS) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate AIN or TRS?

Albany International presently has a consensus price target of $80.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.11%. TriMas has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.07%. Given TriMas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TriMas is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AIN or TRS?

Albany International has higher revenue and earnings than TriMas. Albany International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriMas, 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
Albany International	$1.15B	2.18	$111.12M	$3.20	24.96
TriMas	$893.55M	1.03	$40.36M	$0.64	35.30

Is AIN or TRS more profitable?

Albany International has a net margin of 7.92% compared to TriMas' net margin of 2.93%. Albany International's return on equity of 12.20% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%
TriMas	2.93%	9.21%	4.59%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIN or TRS?

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of TriMas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of TriMas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AIN or TRS?

In the previous week, Albany International and Albany International both had 5 articles in the media. Albany International's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat TriMas' score of 0.39 indicating that Albany International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TriMas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIN or TRS?

Albany International received 32 more outperform votes than TriMas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.64% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 54.68% of users gave TriMas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albany International	Outperform Votes 248 60.64%	Underperform Votes 161 39.36%
TriMas	Outperform Votes 216 54.68%	Underperform Votes 179 45.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, AIN or TRS?

Albany International has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriMas has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AIN or TRS a better dividend stock?

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Albany International pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriMas pays out 25.0% 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.

Summary

Albany International beats TriMas on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.