Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and Terex (NYSE:TEX) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNN or TEX?

Terex received 323 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.58% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 281 54.88%	Underperform Votes 231 45.12%
Terex	Outperform Votes 604 57.58%	Underperform Votes 445 42.42%

Is LNN or TEX more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 10.91% compared to Terex's net margin of 9.08%. Terex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindsay	10.91%	12.86%	8.07%
Terex	9.08%	24.92%	11.99%

Do analysts prefer LNN or TEX?

Lindsay presently has a consensus price target of $132.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Terex has a consensus price target of $59.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.22%. Given Terex's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Terex is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Is LNN or TEX a better dividend stock?

Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lindsay pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 9.9% 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. Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNN or TEX?

89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Lindsay shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LNN or TEX?

In the previous week, Terex had 2 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Terex and 4 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Terex's score of 1.41 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lindsay	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Terex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, LNN or TEX?

Lindsay has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LNN or TEX?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Lindsay. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindsay, 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
Lindsay	$607.07M	2.29	$66.26M	$6.02	21.26
Terex	$5.15B	0.68	$518M	$6.85	7.61

Summary

Terex beats Lindsay on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.