ALG vs. TTC, AGCO, OSK, FSS, TEX, TRN, GBX, LNN, ASTE, and PLOW
Should you be buying Alamo Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alamo Group include Toro (TTC), AGCO (AGCO), Oshkosh (OSK), Federal Signal (FSS), Terex (TEX), Trinity Industries (TRN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Astec Industries (ASTE), and Douglas Dynamics (PLOW). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Alamo Group vs.
Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Toro (NYSE:TTC) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Toro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Toro received 163 more outperform votes than Alamo Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.97% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 62.70% of users gave Alamo Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Toro had 7 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Toro and 9 mentions for Alamo Group. Toro's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Alamo Group's score of 1.00 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toro pays out 38.9% 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. Alamo Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Toro has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Alamo Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Alamo Group presently has a consensus price target of $203.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. Toro has a consensus price target of $89.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.97%. Given Toro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Toro is more favorable than Alamo Group.
Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Alamo Group's net margin of 7.19%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat Alamo Group's return on equity.
Toro has higher revenue and earnings than Alamo Group. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamo Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Toro beats Alamo Group on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ALG) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
