Terex (TEX) Competitors $50.74 +1.67 (+3.40%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.74 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TEX vs. CAT, DCI, HRI, ITT, KMT, MTW, OSK, PH, TKR, and URIShould 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 Donaldson Herc ITT Kennametal Manitowoc Oshkosh Parker-Hannifin Timken United Rentals 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. Does the media prefer CAT or TEX? 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CAT or TEX? 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. Which has more risk & volatility, CAT or TEX? 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. Is CAT or TEX more profitable? 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% Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAT or TEX? 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 RatioCaterpillar$64.81B2.87$10.79B$20.5219.21Terex$5.13B0.66$335M$3.6713.83 Is CAT or TEX a better dividend stock? 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. Do analysts rate CAT or TEX? 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) 2.73Terex 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 SummaryCaterpillar beats Terex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Terex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart TEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTerexMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.25B$28.46B$7.48B$20.52BDividend Yield1.39%2.59%4.54%3.78%P/E Ratio13.8316.7524.8227.79Price / Sales0.660.90114.2640.34Price / Cash6.627.8127.3122.26Price / Book1.852.444.364.58Net Income$335M$1.86B$790.28M$982.91M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TEXTerex4.4119 of 5 stars$50.74+3.4%$51.40+1.3%-4.6%$3.25B$5.13B13.8311,400News CoveragePositive NewsCATCaterpillar4.8083 of 5 stars$388.56+1.0%$380.83-2.0%+19.8%$183.03B$64.81B18.94112,900Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDCIDonaldson3.889 of 5 stars$69.39-0.3%$70.00+0.9%+0.4%$8.09B$3.65B23.2914,000HRIHerc3.1642 of 5 stars$132.11+0.5%$139.20+5.4%+12.6%$3.76B$3.43B29.427,600Positive NewsITTITT4.3026 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+24.4%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700KMTKennametal1.4798 of 5 stars$22.980.0%$25.40+10.5%+3.9%$1.75B$1.99B16.538,447MTWManitowoc3.5029 of 5 stars$12.02-2.1%$10.86-9.7%+24.8%$425.99M$2.18B9.624,800OSKOshkosh4.6917 of 5 stars$113.590.0%$122.07+7.5%+20.7%$7.31B$10.50B12.1418,500PHParker-Hannifin4.5111 of 5 stars$698.99-0.2%$719.71+3.0%+39.0%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTKRTimken4.4571 of 5 stars$72.62-0.8%$79.00+8.8%-3.1%$5.08B$4.57B15.6519,000Positive NewsURIUnited Rentals4.4722 of 5 stars$754.56+0.3%$766.23+1.5%+24.4%$49.05B$15.35B19.5424,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Caterpillar Alternatives Donaldson Alternatives Herc Alternatives ITT Alternatives Kennametal Alternatives Manitowoc Alternatives Oshkosh Alternatives Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Timken Alternatives United Rentals Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TEX) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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