Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer GBX or PLOW?

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.24%. Given Douglas Dynamics' higher probable 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

Does the media refer more to GBX or PLOW?

In the previous week, Greenbrier Companies had 2 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Greenbrier Companies and 3 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 1.20 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Douglas Dynamics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, GBX or PLOW?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Dynamics, 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
Greenbrier Companies	$3.61B	0.47	$160.10M	$5.73	9.40
Douglas Dynamics	$568.50M	0.97	$23.72M	$2.34	10.22

Is GBX or PLOW more profitable?

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Greenbrier Companies' net margin of 5.10%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 12.68% beat Greenbrier Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies	5.10%	12.10%	4.39%
Douglas Dynamics	9.89%	12.68%	4.89%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GBX or PLOW?

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GBX or PLOW a better dividend stock?

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 50.4% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, GBX or PLOW?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GBX or PLOW?

Greenbrier Companies received 140 more outperform votes than Douglas Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.60% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote while only 55.11% of users gave Douglas Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 426 60.60%	Underperform Votes 277 39.40%
Douglas Dynamics	Outperform Votes 286 55.11%	Underperform Votes 233 44.89%

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Douglas Dynamics on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.