Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) and Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, PLOW or TWIN?

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twin Disc has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLOW or TWIN?

Douglas Dynamics received 6 more outperform votes than Twin Disc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.25% of users gave Twin Disc an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave Douglas Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Douglas Dynamics	Outperform Votes 283 55.06%	Underperform Votes 231 44.94%
Twin Disc	Outperform Votes 277 62.25%	Underperform Votes 168 37.75%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PLOW or TWIN?

Douglas Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Douglas Dynamics 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
Douglas Dynamics	$559.20M	0.99	$23.72M	$2.30	10.39
Twin Disc	$304.47M	0.56	$10.99M	$0.67	17.94

Do analysts prefer PLOW or TWIN?

Douglas Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.25%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Twin Disc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Twin Disc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PLOW or TWIN more profitable?

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Twin Disc's net margin of 3.09%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 12.68% beat Twin Disc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Dynamics	9.89%	12.68%	4.89%
Twin Disc	3.09%	4.26%	2.13%

Does the media prefer PLOW or TWIN?

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics and Douglas Dynamics both had 2 articles in the media. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 0.04 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Dynamics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Twin Disc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PLOW or TWIN?

91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Twin Disc shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PLOW or TWIN a better dividend stock?

Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Twin Disc pays out 23.9% 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. Douglas Dynamics has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Douglas Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Twin Disc on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.