LNN vs. TEX, TRN, ALG, GBX, WNC, MLR, ASTE, PLOW, TWI, and MTW
Should you be buying Lindsay stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lindsay include Terex (TEX), Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Wabash National (WNC), Miller Industries (MLR), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), and Manitowoc (MTW). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Lindsay vs.
Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, Terex had 8 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Terex and 2 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Terex's score of -0.13 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Terex has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Terex pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 23.1% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lindsay 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.
Terex presently has a consensus price target of $56.63, indicating a potential upside of 20.04%. Lindsay has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.31%. Given Terex's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Lindsay.
Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Terex's net margin of 9.08%. Terex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Lindsay's return on equity.
Terex received 323 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.51% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.
Summary
Terex beats Lindsay on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LNN) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
