Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors

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

Is GBX or PLOW more profitable?

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 Companies	4.52%	10.86%	3.90%
Douglas Dynamics	9.89%	12.68%	4.89%

Do analysts recommend GBX or PLOW?

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.77%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.25%. 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

Which has more risk and volatility, GBX or PLOW?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBX or PLOW?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 426 60.68%	Underperform Votes 276 39.32%
Douglas Dynamics	Outperform Votes 283 55.06%	Underperform Votes 231 44.94%

Does the media refer more to GBX or PLOW?

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 3 more articles in the media than Greenbrier Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 1 mentions for Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 0.04 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Dynamics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GBX or PLOW?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenbrier Companies	$3.54B	0.55	$160.10M	$4.97	12.55
Douglas Dynamics	$559.20M	0.99	$23.72M	$2.30	10.39

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 1.9%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 raised 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.

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Douglas Dynamics on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.