Terex (TEX) Competitors

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

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

87.9% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Toro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 13 mentions for Terex and 10 mentions for Toro. Toro's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Terex's score of 0.49 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TTC or TEX?

Toro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Terex. 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	1.63	$418.90M	$3.91	19.07
Terex	$5.13B	0.52	$335M	$4.96	8.15

Is TTC or TEX more profitable?

Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Terex's net margin of 6.54%. 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	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%

Do analysts prefer TTC or TEX?

Toro currently has a consensus price target of $89.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.39%. Terex has a consensus price target of $54.22, indicating a potential upside of 34.11%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more volatility and risk, TTC or TEX?

Toro has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TTC or TEX?

Terex received 137 more outperform votes than Toro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.97% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 57.28% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toro	Outperform Votes 469 68.97%	Underperform Votes 211 31.03%
Terex	Outperform Votes 606 57.28%	Underperform Votes 452 42.72%

Is TTC or TEX a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Toro pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 13.7% 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.

Summary

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