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TEX vs. CAT, DCI, HRI, ITT, KMT, MTW, OSK, PH, TKR, and URI

Should you be buying Terex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Terex include Caterpillar (CAT), Donaldson (DCI), Herc (HRI), ITT (ITT), Kennametal (KMT), Manitowoc (MTW), Oshkosh (OSK), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Timken (TKR), and United Rentals (URI).

Terex vs. Its Competitors

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Terex (NYSE:TEX) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 58 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Caterpillar and 5 mentions for Terex. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Terex's score of 1.08 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Caterpillar
56 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Terex
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 15.71% compared to Terex's net margin of 4.89%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 53.77% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caterpillar15.71% 53.77% 11.64%
Terex 4.89%18.79%7.32%

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Terex. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caterpillar$64.81B2.87$10.79B$20.5219.21
Terex$5.13B0.66$335M$3.6713.83

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $5.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Caterpillar pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 18.5% 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. Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Terex has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $380.83, indicating a potential downside of 3.40%. Terex has a consensus price target of $51.40, indicating a potential upside of 1.30%. Given Terex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Caterpillar
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Terex
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

Summary

Caterpillar beats Terex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TEX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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TEX vs. The Competition

MetricTerexMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.25B$28.46B$7.48B$20.52B
Dividend Yield1.39%2.59%4.54%3.78%
P/E Ratio13.8316.7524.8227.79
Price / Sales0.660.90114.2640.34
Price / Cash6.627.8127.3122.26
Price / Book1.852.444.364.58
Net Income$335M$1.86B$790.28M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.66%-0.34%1.51%0.41%
1 Month Performance6.49%4.63%4.60%3.59%
1 Year Performance-1.84%12.30%31.96%14.47%

Terex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TEX
Terex
4.4119 of 5 stars
$50.74
+3.4%
$51.40
+1.3%
-4.6%$3.25B$5.13B13.8311,400News Coverage
Positive News
CAT
Caterpillar
4.8083 of 5 stars
$388.56
+1.0%
$380.83
-2.0%
+19.8%$183.03B$64.81B18.94112,900Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
DCI
Donaldson
3.889 of 5 stars
$69.39
-0.3%
$70.00
+0.9%
+0.4%$8.09B$3.65B23.2914,000
HRI
Herc
3.1642 of 5 stars
$132.11
+0.5%
$139.20
+5.4%
+12.6%$3.76B$3.43B29.427,600Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.3026 of 5 stars
$156.93
-0.6%
$165.50
+5.5%
+24.4%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700
KMT
Kennametal
1.4798 of 5 stars
$22.98
0.0%
$25.40
+10.5%
+3.9%$1.75B$1.99B16.538,447
MTW
Manitowoc
3.5029 of 5 stars
$12.02
-2.1%
$10.86
-9.7%
+24.8%$425.99M$2.18B9.624,800
OSK
Oshkosh
4.6917 of 5 stars
$113.59
0.0%
$122.07
+7.5%
+20.7%$7.31B$10.50B12.1418,500
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5111 of 5 stars
$698.99
-0.2%
$719.71
+3.0%
+39.0%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TKR
Timken
4.4571 of 5 stars
$72.62
-0.8%
$79.00
+8.8%
-3.1%$5.08B$4.57B15.6519,000Positive News
URI
United Rentals
4.4722 of 5 stars
$754.56
+0.3%
$766.23
+1.5%
+24.4%$49.05B$15.35B19.5424,600Positive News

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