Tennant (TNC) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TNC or TKR?

In the previous week, Timken had 4 more articles in the media than Tennant. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Timken and 7 mentions for Tennant. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Tennant's score of -0.02 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tennant	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Timken	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, TNC or TKR?

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
Tennant	$1.27B	1.19	$109.50M	$5.67	14.16
Timken	$4.59B	1.09	$394.10M	$4.81	14.89

Is TNC or TKR 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
Tennant	8.52%	21.50%	11.42%
Timken	7.41%	14.82%	6.44%

Which has more risk & volatility, TNC or TKR?

Tennant has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TNC or TKR?

Tennant currently has a consensus price target of $118.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.59%. Timken has a consensus price target of $92.90, suggesting a potential upside of 29.69%. Given Tennant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tennant is more favorable than Timken.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tennant	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

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

93.3% of Tennant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Tennant shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Timken shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TNC or TKR a better dividend stock?

Tennant pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tennant pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Timken pays out 28.3% 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. Tennant has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Timken has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TNC or TKR?

Timken received 74 more outperform votes than Tennant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.87% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Tennant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tennant	Outperform Votes 334 62.66%	Underperform Votes 199 37.34%
Timken	Outperform Votes 408 62.87%	Underperform Votes 241 37.13%

Summary

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