MTW vs. WNC, MLR, ASTE, PLOW, TWI, RAIL, TWIN, CVGI, CAT, and DE
Should you be buying Manitowoc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manitowoc include Wabash National (WNC), Miller Industries (MLR), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), FreightCar America (RAIL), Twin Disc (TWIN), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Caterpillar (CAT), and Deere & Company (DE). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Manitowoc vs.
Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
Wabash National has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Manitowoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wabash National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Manitowoc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Wabash National shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Manitowoc currently has a consensus target price of $12.47, indicating a potential upside of 34.12%. Wabash National has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Manitowoc's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than Wabash National.
Manitowoc has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Wabash National had 4 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Wabash National and 1 mentions for Manitowoc. Wabash National's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Manitowoc's score of -0.53 indicating that Wabash National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Manitowoc received 82 more outperform votes than Wabash National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.05% of users gave Wabash National an outperform vote while only 55.68% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.
Manitowoc has a net margin of -0.40% compared to Wabash National's net margin of -10.94%. Wabash National's return on equity of 22.98% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.
Summary
Wabash National beats Manitowoc on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MTW) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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