Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is MLR or TWIN a better dividend stock?

Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Miller Industries pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Twin Disc pays out 55.2% 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. Miller Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Miller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to MLR or TWIN?

In the previous week, Miller Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Twin Disc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Miller Industries and 3 mentions for Twin Disc. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Miller Industries' score of 0.86 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Miller Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Twin Disc	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MLR or TWIN?

79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MLR or TWIN more profitable?

Miller Industries has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Twin Disc's net margin of 1.25%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 13.78% beat Twin Disc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Miller Industries	4.81%	13.78%	7.76%
Twin Disc	1.25%	0.75%	0.36%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MLR or TWIN?

Miller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Miller Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Twin Disc, 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
Miller Industries	$1.13B	0.41	$63.49M	$4.71	8.53
Twin Disc	$295.13M	0.42	$10.99M	$0.29	30.55

Do analysts prefer MLR or TWIN?

Miller Industries presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.24%. Twin Disc has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.44%. Given Miller Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Twin Disc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Miller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Twin Disc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MLR or TWIN?

Miller Industries has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twin Disc has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Miller Industries beats Twin Disc on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.