Hyster-Yale (HY) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Hyster-Yale (NYSE:HY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AIN or HY?

Hyster-Yale has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Hyster-Yale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, 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
Albany International	$1.23B	1.77	$87.62M	$2.48	29.13
Hyster-Yale	$4.31B	0.17	$142.30M	$5.61	7.58

Which has more volatility and risk, AIN or HY?

Albany International has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AIN or HY?

In the previous week, Albany International had 2 more articles in the media than Hyster-Yale. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Albany International and 2 mentions for Hyster-Yale. Albany International's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Hyster-Yale's score of 0.45 indicating that Albany International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIN or HY?

97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of Hyster-Yale shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AIN or HY more profitable?

Albany International has a net margin of 6.44% compared to Hyster-Yale's net margin of 2.39%. Hyster-Yale's return on equity of 23.11% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	6.44%	9.79%	5.47%
Hyster-Yale	2.39%	23.11%	5.51%

Do analysts rate AIN or HY?

Albany International presently has a consensus target price of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.37%. Hyster-Yale has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.55%. Given Hyster-Yale's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Hyster-Yale	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AIN or HY a better dividend stock?

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hyster-Yale pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Albany International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale pays out 25.7% 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. Albany International has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Hyster-Yale has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hyster-Yale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Albany International and Hyster-Yale tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.