Miller Industries (MLR) Competitors

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is MLR or GBX a better dividend stock?

Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Miller Industries pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greenbrier Companies pays out 18.1% 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. Miller Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Greenbrier Companies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Greenbrier Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is MLR or GBX more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 4.81%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 14.56% beat Miller Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Miller Industries	4.81%	13.78%	7.76%
Greenbrier Companies	6.48%	14.56%	5.43%

Do analysts recommend MLR or GBX?

Miller Industries presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.07%. Greenbrier Companies has a consensus price target of $59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.86%. Given Miller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Miller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to MLR or GBX?

In the previous week, Greenbrier Companies had 13 more articles in the media than Miller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Greenbrier Companies and 1 mentions for Miller Industries. Miller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Greenbrier Companies' score of 0.69 indicating that Miller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Miller Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Greenbrier Companies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MLR or GBX?

79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MLR or GBX?

Miller Industries has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MLR or GBX?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Miller Industries. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Miller Industries, 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
Miller Industries	$1.26B	0.39	$63.49M	$4.71	9.18
Greenbrier Companies	$3.53B	0.43	$160.10M	$7.06	7.03

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Miller Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.