Graham (GHM) Competitors

Tennant (NYSE:TNC) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TNC or GHM?

93.3% of Tennant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Tennant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TNC or GHM?

In the previous week, Graham had 1 more articles in the media than Tennant. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Graham and 5 mentions for Tennant. Tennant's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Graham's score of 0.32 indicating that Tennant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tennant	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graham	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TNC or GHM?

Tennant has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TNC or GHM?

Tennant received 69 more outperform votes than Graham when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.01% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Tennant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tennant	Outperform Votes 334 62.66%	Underperform Votes 199 37.34%
Graham	Outperform Votes 265 64.01%	Underperform Votes 149 35.99%

Is TNC or GHM more profitable?

Tennant has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Graham's net margin of 3.95%. Tennant's return on equity of 21.50% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tennant	8.52%	21.50%	11.42%
Graham	3.95%	7.91%	3.59%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TNC or GHM?

Tennant has higher revenue and earnings than Graham. Tennant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, 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
Tennant	$1.24B	1.29	$109.50M	$5.67	15.00
Graham	$185.53M	2.62	$4.56M	$0.71	62.89

Do analysts recommend TNC or GHM?

Tennant presently has a consensus target price of $125.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.94%. Graham has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.62%. Given Tennant's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tennant is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tennant	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Tennant beats Graham on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.