Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Competitors

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) and Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGCO or GBX?

AGCO received 37 more outperform votes than Greenbrier Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.60% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote while only 51.39% of users gave AGCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGCO	Outperform Votes 463 51.39%	Underperform Votes 438 48.61%
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 426 60.60%	Underperform Votes 277 39.40%

Does the media prefer AGCO or GBX?

In the previous week, AGCO had 26 more articles in the media than Greenbrier Companies. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for AGCO and 5 mentions for Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat AGCO's score of 0.29 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGCO	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Greenbrier Companies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AGCO or GBX?

78.8% of AGCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of AGCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AGCO or GBX?

AGCO has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AGCO or GBX more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 5.10% compared to AGCO's net margin of 1.35%. AGCO's return on equity of 15.79% beat Greenbrier Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGCO	1.35%	15.79%	5.35%
Greenbrier Companies	5.10%	12.10%	4.39%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGCO or GBX?

AGCO has higher revenue and earnings than Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGCO, 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
AGCO	$14.41B	0.53	$1.17B	$2.26	45.08
Greenbrier Companies	$3.54B	0.59	$160.10M	$5.73	11.67

Is AGCO or GBX a better dividend stock?

AGCO pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. AGCO pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.9% 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. AGCO has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Greenbrier Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate AGCO or GBX?

AGCO currently has a consensus price target of $107.40, indicating a potential upside of 5.41%. Greenbrier Companies has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.75%. Given AGCO's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AGCO is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGCO	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

AGCO beats Greenbrier Companies on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.