Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TTC or OSK?

Oshkosh received 254 more outperform votes than Toro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.97% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 64.27% of users gave Oshkosh an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toro	Outperform Votes 469 68.97%	Underperform Votes 211 31.03%
Oshkosh	Outperform Votes 723 64.27%	Underperform Votes 402 35.73%

Do analysts rate TTC or OSK?

Toro currently has a consensus price target of $89.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.39%. Oshkosh has a consensus price target of $124.38, suggesting a potential upside of 25.64%. 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

Does the media favor TTC or OSK?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 15 more articles in the media than Toro. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Oshkosh and 9 mentions for Toro. Oshkosh's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Toro's score of 0.53 indicating that Oshkosh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oshkosh	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Is TTC or OSK a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Oshkosh pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Oshkosh has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Oshkosh is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, TTC or OSK?

Toro has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oshkosh has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	1.63	$418.90M	$3.91	19.07
Oshkosh	$10.73B	0.60	$681.40M	$10.35	9.57

Summary

Oshkosh beats Toro on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.