Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is MTW or TWIN a better dividend stock?

Manitowoc pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Manitowoc pays out 5.2% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc received 159 more outperform votes than Twin Disc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.67% of users gave Twin Disc an outperform vote while only 55.68% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 55.68%	Underperform Votes 351 44.32%
Twin Disc	Outperform Votes 282 62.67%	Underperform Votes 168 37.33%

Does the media prefer MTW or TWIN?

In the previous week, Manitowoc and Manitowoc both had 2 articles in the media. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Twin Disc's score of 0.87 indicating that Manitowoc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Twin Disc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MTW or TWIN more profitable?

Twin Disc has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 2.56%. Twin Disc's return on equity of 4.24% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	2.56%	2.46%	0.83%
Twin Disc	2.92%	4.24%	2.09%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Manitowoc 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
Manitowoc	$2.18B	0.15	$55.80M	$1.55	6.09
Twin Disc	$321.40M	0.36	$10.99M	$0.67	12.15

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTW or TWIN?

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Twin Disc shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Manitowoc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc presently has a consensus price target of $11.76, suggesting a potential upside of 24.66%. Given Manitowoc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than Twin Disc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Twin Disc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twin Disc has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Manitowoc beats Twin Disc on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.