Terex (TEX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 57.62% 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 57.62%	Underperform Votes 445 42.38%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TTC or TEX?

87.9% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TTC or TEX more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 9.08% compared to Toro's net margin of 8.89%. Toro's return on equity of 25.94% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	8.89%	25.94%	10.95%
Terex	9.08%	24.92%	11.99%

Is TTC or TEX a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, TTC or TEX?

Toro has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TTC or TEX?

In the previous week, Toro had 7 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Toro and 17 mentions for Terex. Toro's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Terex's score of 0.64 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable 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	1.82	$329.70M	$4.01	20.32
Terex	$5.11B	0.59	$518M	$6.85	6.58

Do analysts rate TTC or TEX?

Toro presently has a consensus target price of $93.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.06%. Terex has a consensus target price of $58.78, suggesting a potential upside of 30.41%. Given Terex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Summary

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