Manitowoc (MTW) Competitors

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LNN or MTW?

89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Lindsay shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Manitowoc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LNN or MTW?

Lindsay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manitowoc. Manitowoc 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	2.29	$66.26M	$6.02	21.26
Manitowoc	$2.23B	0.16	$39.20M	-$0.27	-37.11

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNN or MTW?

Manitowoc received 160 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.68% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 281 54.88%	Underperform Votes 231 45.12%
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 55.68%	Underperform Votes 351 44.32%

Does the media favor LNN or MTW?

In the previous week, Lindsay had 3 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lindsay and 1 mentions for Manitowoc. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Lindsay's score of 1.33 indicating that Manitowoc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lindsay	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Manitowoc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, LNN or MTW?

Lindsay has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LNN or MTW?

Lindsay presently has a consensus price target of $132.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Manitowoc has a consensus price target of $12.47, suggesting a potential upside of 24.42%. Given Manitowoc's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manitowoc 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
Manitowoc	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Is LNN or MTW more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 10.91% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of -0.40%. Lindsay's return on equity of 12.86% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindsay	10.91%	12.86%	8.07%
Manitowoc	-0.40%	2.40%	0.82%

Summary

Lindsay beats Manitowoc on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.