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Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors

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$24.57 -0.22 (-0.89%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

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

Should you be buying Douglas Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Dynamics include Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Astec Industries (ASTE), Wabash National (WNC), Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), 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.

Douglas Dynamics vs.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenbrier Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Greenbrier Companies$3.54B0.57$160.10M$4.9712.95
Douglas Dynamics$568.18M1.00$23.72M$2.3010.68

Greenbrier Companies received 143 more outperform votes than Douglas Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.68% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave Douglas Dynamics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Greenbrier CompaniesOutperform Votes
426
60.68%
Underperform Votes
276
39.32%
Douglas DynamicsOutperform Votes
283
55.06%
Underperform Votes
231
44.94%

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 51.3% 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. Douglas Dynamics has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Douglas Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Greenbrier Companies' net margin of 4.52%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 12.68% beat Greenbrier Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies4.52% 10.86% 3.90%
Douglas Dynamics 9.89%12.68%4.89%

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Greenbrier Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greenbrier Companies and 1 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 0.57 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Greenbrier Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Douglas Dynamics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.76%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.00%. Given Douglas Dynamics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Greenbrier Companies
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Douglas Dynamics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Douglas Dynamics on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PLOW vs. The Competition

MetricDouglas DynamicsConstruction machinery IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$572.50M$26.61B$16.84B$19.85B
Dividend Yield4.76%2.37%3.11%3.52%
P/E Ratio10.6820.8914.7542.73
Price / Sales1.001.2312.6719.27
Price / Cash12.4210.5111.2117.86
Price / Book2.182.372.095.52
Net Income$23.72M$1.66B$1.52B$986.45M
7 Day Performance-1.72%-2.31%-2.84%0.45%
1 Month Performance-6.51%2.19%-6.61%1.05%
1 Year Performance-8.42%10.52%-6.23%24.67%

Douglas Dynamics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
4.6245 of 5 stars
$24.57
-0.9%
$28.50
+16.0%
-11.0%$572.50M$568.18M10.681,804
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
3.2869 of 5 stars
$64.35
-0.4%
$60.00
-6.8%
+67.8%$2.02B$3.54B13.0014,200
LNN
Lindsay
3.8078 of 5 stars
$128.01
+2.5%
$132.50
+3.5%
+4.0%$1.39B$607.07M21.261,280Positive News
ASTE
Astec Industries
1.112 of 5 stars
$35.99
0.0%
$38.50
+7.0%
+11.8%$820.64M$1.28B-449.884,322Positive News
WNC
Wabash National
1.5725 of 5 stars
$18.44
-0.6%
$18.00
-2.4%
-15.0%$804.34M$2.54B0.006,700Positive News
MLR
Miller Industries
3.2611 of 5 stars
$66.83
-1.7%
$82.00
+22.7%
+64.7%$764.47M$1.33B11.281,821Analyst Revision
TWI
Titan International
3.3024 of 5 stars
$6.78
+0.9%
N/A-49.8%$424.30M$1.82B0.006,900
MTW
Manitowoc
4.1878 of 5 stars
$10.02
-0.3%
$12.47
+24.4%
-31.4%$353.03M$2.18B-37.114,800Positive News
RAIL
FreightCar America
2.854 of 5 stars
$10.51
-3.0%
N/A+351.1%$204.81M$358.09M0.002,023Insider Trade
Positive News
TWIN
Twin Disc
3.1022 of 5 stars
$11.07
-0.9%
N/A-24.1%$157.54M$295.13M16.52910Ex-Dividend
CVGI
Commercial Vehicle Group
4.6767 of 5 stars
$2.39
+0.4%
$10.00
+318.4%
-63.2%$82.46M$994.68M2.348,200Positive News

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