Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors

Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Does the media prefer ALG or PLOW?

In the previous week, Alamo Group had 5 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alamo Group and 2 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Douglas Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alamo Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Dynamics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group received 19 more outperform votes than Douglas Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.26% of users gave Alamo Group an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave Douglas Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alamo Group	Outperform Votes 303 63.26%	Underperform Votes 176 36.74%
Douglas Dynamics	Outperform Votes 284 55.04%	Underperform Votes 232 44.96%

Do analysts rate ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group presently has a consensus price target of $212.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.19%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.12%. Given Alamo Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Alamo Group is more favorable than Douglas Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Douglas Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALG or PLOW?

92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ALG or PLOW a better dividend stock?

Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Alamo Group pays out 10.5% 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. Alamo Group has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALG or PLOW more profitable?

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Alamo Group's net margin of 7.19%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 12.68% beat Alamo Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamo Group	7.19%	12.41%	8.15%
Douglas Dynamics	9.89%	12.68%	4.89%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamo Group, 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
Alamo Group	$1.69B	1.30	$136.16M	$9.93	18.38
Douglas Dynamics	$568.18M	1.01	$23.72M	$2.30	10.76

Summary

Alamo Group beats Douglas Dynamics on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.