Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

Toro (NYSE:TTC) and Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TTC or OSK?

87.9% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Oshkosh shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Toro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Oshkosh shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TTC or OSK more profitable?

Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Oshkosh's net margin of 6.34%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat Oshkosh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	9.14%	27.25%	11.63%
Oshkosh	6.34%	19.31%	8.02%

Which has better earnings & valuation, TTC or OSK?

Oshkosh has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. Oshkosh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toro, 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
Toro	$4.58B	1.49	$418.90M	$3.91	17.49
Oshkosh	$10.73B	0.52	$681.40M	$10.35	8.35

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TTC or OSK?

Oshkosh received 257 more outperform votes than Toro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.97% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 64.25% of users gave Oshkosh an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toro	Outperform Votes 469 68.97%	Underperform Votes 211 31.03%
Oshkosh	Outperform Votes 726 64.25%	Underperform Votes 404 35.75%

Do analysts prefer TTC or OSK?

Toro presently has a consensus target price of $89.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.27%. Oshkosh has a consensus target price of $116.08, indicating a potential upside of 34.26%. Given Oshkosh's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oshkosh is more favorable than Toro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Oshkosh	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Is TTC or OSK a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Oshkosh pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Toro pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oshkosh pays out 19.7% 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. Toro has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Oshkosh has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Oshkosh is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, TTC or OSK?

Toro has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oshkosh has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TTC or OSK?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 10 more articles in the media than Toro. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Oshkosh and 16 mentions for Toro. Toro's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Oshkosh's score of 0.27 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oshkosh	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Oshkosh beats Toro on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.