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MLR vs. LNN, GBX, ASTE, PLOW, TWI, WNC, MTW, RAIL, TWIN, and CVGI

Should you be buying Miller Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Miller Industries include Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), Wabash National (WNC), Manitowoc (MTW), FreightCar America (RAIL), Twin Disc (TWIN), and Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.

Miller Industries vs.

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and valuation.

89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Miller Industries 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.

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 5.23%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 18.76% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lindsay11.18% 13.17% 8.33%
Miller Industries 5.23%18.76%9.79%

Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lindsay pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Miller Industries pays out 14.6% 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. Miller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Lindsay presently has a consensus price target of $128.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.64%. Miller Industries has a consensus price target of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.79%. Given Miller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Miller Industries 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)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Miller Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Lindsay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Miller Industries. Miller Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindsay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lindsay$647.54M2.09$66.26M$7.0317.74
Miller Industries$1.26B0.37$58.29M$5.497.33

In the previous week, Lindsay had 3 more articles in the media than Miller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lindsay and 4 mentions for Miller Industries. Miller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Lindsay's score of 0.58 indicating that Miller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lindsay
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Miller Industries
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Lindsay received 116 more outperform votes than Miller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.14% of users gave Miller Industries an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
LindsayOutperform Votes
284
54.62%
Underperform Votes
236
45.38%
Miller IndustriesOutperform Votes
168
69.14%
Underperform Votes
75
30.86%

Lindsay has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Miller Industries beats Lindsay on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MLR vs. The Competition

MetricMiller IndustriesTruck & bus bodies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$458.82M$304.16M$15.62B$18.54B
Dividend Yield1.98%1.98%3.28%4.23%
P/E Ratio6.658.5915.7331.24
Price / Sales0.3777.529.7926.40
Price / Cash9.749.4310.9417.54
Price / Book1.323.661.654.32
Net Income$58.29M-$6.47M$1.42B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.88%-1.26%1.16%3.25%
1 Month Performance-9.80%-27.33%-11.69%-7.45%
1 Year Performance-18.47%-37.15%-16.55%2.70%

Miller Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MLR
Miller Industries
3.7328 of 5 stars
$40.37
+1.6%
$82.00
+103.1%
-21.3%$461.78M$1.26B6.691,450News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
LNN
Lindsay
2.1668 of 5 stars
$127.39
+0.5%
$134.00
+5.2%
+9.4%$1.38B$647.54M20.451,260Analyst Forecast
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
4.5323 of 5 stars
$40.95
+0.5%
$57.00
+39.2%
-17.4%$1.29B$3.51B7.1514,400News Coverage
ASTE
Astec Industries
1.8291 of 5 stars
$34.14
+1.1%
$39.00
+14.2%
-19.2%$778.53M$1.31B-426.704,290Positive News
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
4.1748 of 5 stars
$23.11
+2.7%
$29.00
+25.5%
+8.2%$533.80M$568.50M10.051,810Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
TWI
Titan International
4.242 of 5 stars
$7.02
-1.5%
$11.00
+56.7%
-41.7%$443.65M$1.85B-58.507,500News Coverage
Positive News
WNC
Wabash National
4.2284 of 5 stars
$9.30
-5.3%
$14.00
+50.5%
-62.7%$393.27M$1.95B-1.436,900Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MTW
Manitowoc
4.41 of 5 stars
$7.53
-1.8%
$10.66
+41.6%
-42.9%$264.56M$2.18B4.864,800
RAIL
FreightCar America
2.9112 of 5 stars
$5.12
+4.9%
N/A+54.7%$97.58M$559.43M-1.211,000Positive News
Gap Down
TWIN
Twin Disc
3.6785 of 5 stars
$6.89
-2.8%
N/A-61.3%$97.47M$321.40M10.28760Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Gap Down
CVGI
Commercial Vehicle Group
4.3672 of 5 stars
$0.92
-2.0%
$10.00
+987.0%
-86.4%$31.87M$723.36M0.907,600
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This page (NYSE:MLR) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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