Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

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

Is LNN or TEX more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Terex's net margin of 6.54%. Terex's return on equity of 21.99% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindsay	11.18%	13.17%	8.33%
Terex	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%

Does the media refer more to LNN or TEX?

In the previous week, Terex had 4 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Terex and 2 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Terex's score of 0.78 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer LNN or TEX?

Lindsay currently has a consensus target price of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.35%. Terex has a consensus target price of $56.11, indicating a potential upside of 29.86%. Given Terex's higher probable 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	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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	2.43	$66.26M	$6.23	21.75
Terex	$5.13B	0.56	$335M	$4.96	8.71

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 1.6%. Lindsay pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 13.7% 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. Lindsay has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNN or TEX?

Terex received 324 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.44% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.76% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 282 54.76%	Underperform Votes 233 45.24%
Terex	Outperform Votes 606 57.44%	Underperform Votes 449 42.56%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LNN or TEX?

89.9% of Lindsay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, LNN or TEX?

Lindsay has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Terex beats Lindsay on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.