Terex (TEX) Competitors

Toro (NYSE:TTC) and Terex (NYSE:TEX) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to TTC or TEX?

In the previous week, Terex had 3 more articles in the media than Toro. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Terex and 2 mentions for Toro. Toro's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Terex's score of -0.12 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TTC or TEX?

Toro has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TTC or TEX a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Toro pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 9.9% 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. Toro has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is TTC or TEX more profitable?

Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Terex's net margin of 9.08%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	9.14%	27.25%	11.63%
Terex	9.08%	24.92%	11.99%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TTC or TEX?

Terex received 138 more outperform votes than Toro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.29% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 57.51% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toro	Outperform Votes 467 69.29%	Underperform Votes 207 30.71%
Terex	Outperform Votes 605 57.51%	Underperform Votes 447 42.49%

Which has better earnings and valuation, TTC or TEX?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toro, 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
Toro	$4.58B	1.87	$418.90M	$4.01	21.07
Terex	$5.15B	0.63	$518M	$6.85	7.13

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TTC or TEX?

88.0% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Toro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TTC or TEX?

Toro presently has a consensus price target of $93.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Terex has a consensus price target of $56.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.86%. Given Terex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Terex is more favorable than Toro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Summary

Terex beats Toro on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.