Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TEX or LNN?

Terex presently has a consensus price target of $58.78, indicating a potential upside of 30.41%. Lindsay has a consensus price target of $142.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.81%. Given Terex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEX or LNN?

Terex received 324 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.62% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 605 57.62%	Underperform Votes 445 42.38%
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 281 54.88%	Underperform Votes 231 45.12%

Which has more volatility & risk, TEX or LNN?

Terex has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TEX or LNN 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
Terex	9.08%	24.92%	11.99%
Lindsay	10.91%	12.86%	8.07%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TEX or LNN?

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
Terex	$5.11B	0.59	$518M	$6.85	6.58
Lindsay	$607.07M	2.19	$66.26M	$6.02	20.37

Does the media refer more to TEX or LNN?

In the previous week, Terex had 13 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Terex and 5 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Terex's score of 0.64 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lindsay	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TEX or LNN a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Terex pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 23.9% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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