Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors $23.55 +0.04 (+0.17%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLOW vs. TRN, ALG, GBX, LNN, ASTE, MLR, TWI, WNC, MTW, and TWINShould you be buying Douglas Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Dynamics include Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Astec Industries (ASTE), Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), Wabash National (WNC), Manitowoc (MTW), and Twin Disc (TWIN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Douglas Dynamics vs. Trinity Industries Alamo Group Greenbrier Companies Lindsay Astec Industries Miller Industries Titan International Wabash National Manitowoc Twin Disc Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) and Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is PLOW or TRN a better dividend stock? Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 50.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Industries pays out 73.2% 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. Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Douglas Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLOW or TRN? Trinity Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDouglas Dynamics$568.50M0.96$23.72M$2.3410.08Trinity Industries$3.08B0.66$106M$1.6415.08 Is PLOW or TRN more profitable? Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 4.49%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 12.68% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Douglas Dynamics9.89% 12.68% 4.89% Trinity Industries 4.49%11.78%1.71% Do insiders & institutionals believe in PLOW or TRN? 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend PLOW or TRN? Douglas Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.93%. Trinity Industries has a consensus target price of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.22%. Given Trinity Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Industries is more favorable than Douglas Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Douglas Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Trinity Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLOW or TRN? Trinity Industries received 113 more outperform votes than Douglas Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.03% of users gave Trinity Industries an outperform vote while only 55.11% of users gave Douglas Dynamics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDouglas DynamicsOutperform Votes28655.11% Underperform Votes23344.89% Trinity IndustriesOutperform Votes39963.03% Underperform Votes23436.97% Does the media favor PLOW or TRN? In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 3 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 4 mentions for Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 1.20 indicating that Trinity Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Douglas Dynamics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trinity Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, PLOW or TRN? Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDouglas Dynamics beats Trinity Industries on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Douglas Dynamics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDouglas DynamicsConstruction machinery IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$544.88M$21.12B$15.48B$18.24BDividend Yield5.24%2.82%3.29%4.23%P/E Ratio10.2612.5715.3430.80Price / Sales0.960.929.8425.13Price / Cash13.118.5610.9417.53Price / Book2.341.801.634.24Net Income$23.72M$1.72B$1.42B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.70%-1.79%-2.60%-1.77%1 Month Performance-3.38%-11.41%-7.37%-7.79%1 Year Performance8.36%-18.44%-17.90%0.72% Douglas Dynamics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLOWDouglas Dynamics4.1829 of 5 stars$23.55+0.2%$29.00+23.1%+8.7%$543.96M$568.50M10.241,810Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTRNTrinity Industries4.6523 of 5 stars$24.90-0.7%$35.67+43.2%-4.8%$2.05B$3.08B15.189,220News CoveragePositive NewsALGAlamo Group3.7245 of 5 stars$161.67-2.5%$203.67+26.0%-21.2%$1.95B$1.63B16.284,200Positive NewsGBXGreenbrier Companies4.4629 of 5 stars$44.53-2.4%$63.00+41.5%-20.1%$1.40B$3.61B7.7714,400News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLNNLindsay2.3664 of 5 stars$119.72-0.1%$134.00+11.9%+11.9%$1.30B$612.00M19.221,260Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeASTEAstec Industries1.825 of 5 stars$31.07-1.6%$39.00+25.5%-18.7%$708.52M$1.31B-388.334,290Positive NewsGap DownMLRMiller Industries3.7163 of 5 stars$39.54-0.7%$82.00+107.4%-19.3%$452.26M$1.26B6.561,450News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTWITitan International4.2323 of 5 stars$6.68+2.1%$11.00+64.8%-42.0%$421.85M$1.85B-55.637,500News CoveragePositive NewsWNCWabash National4.2209 of 5 stars$9.79-4.9%$14.00+43.1%-65.3%$413.78M$1.95B-1.506,900Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMTWManitowoc4.3925 of 5 stars$7.41-5.4%$10.66+44.0%-44.2%$260.17M$2.18B4.784,800News CoverageGap DownTWINTwin Disc2.3593 of 5 stars$6.86+1.2%N/A-59.5%$97.04M$321.40M10.24760Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Trinity Industries Competitors Alamo Group Competitors Greenbrier Companies Competitors Lindsay Competitors Astec Industries Competitors Miller Industries Competitors Titan International Competitors Wabash National Competitors Manitowoc Competitors Twin Disc Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PLOW) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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