Tennant (TNC) Competitors

Timken (NYSE:TKR) and Tennant (NYSE:TNC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer TKR or TNC?

In the previous week, Timken had 6 more articles in the media than Tennant. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Timken and 2 mentions for Tennant. Timken's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Tennant's score of -0.01 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tennant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TKR or TNC?

Timken has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tennant has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is TKR or TNC a better dividend stock?

Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Tennant pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Timken pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tennant pays out 20.8% 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. Timken has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Tennant has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years.

Is TKR or TNC more profitable?

Tennant has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Timken's net margin of 7.41%. Tennant's return on equity of 21.50% beat Timken's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timken	7.41%	14.82%	6.44%
Tennant	8.52%	21.50%	11.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TKR or TNC?

Timken received 72 more outperform votes than Tennant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 62.59% of users gave Tennant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Timken	Outperform Votes 405 62.79%	Underperform Votes 240 37.21%
Tennant	Outperform Votes 333 62.59%	Underperform Votes 199 37.41%

Which has better earnings & valuation, TKR or TNC?

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than Tennant. Tennant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Timken, 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
Timken	$4.59B	1.13	$394.10M	$4.81	15.37
Tennant	$1.27B	1.28	$109.50M	$5.67	15.12

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TKR or TNC?

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Tennant shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Tennant shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TKR or TNC?

Timken presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.72%. Tennant has a consensus price target of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.60%. Given Tennant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tennant is more favorable than Timken.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Tennant	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Timken beats Tennant on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.