Gencor Industries (GENC) Competitors

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Gencor Industries (NASDAQ:GENC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is MTW or GENC more profitable?

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.61% compared to Gencor Industries' net margin of 1.23%. Manitowoc's return on equity of 9.27% beat Gencor Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	1.23%	7.33%	2.51%
Gencor Industries	14.61%	9.27%	8.55%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTW or GENC?

Manitowoc received 435 more outperform votes than Gencor Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.39% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Gencor Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 56.39%	Underperform Votes 341 43.61%
Gencor Industries	Outperform Votes 6 54.55%	Underperform Votes 5 45.45%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MTW or GENC?

Manitowoc has higher revenue and earnings than Gencor Industries. Manitowoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gencor Industries, 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
Manitowoc	$2.23B	0.21	$39.20M	$0.75	17.24
Gencor Industries	$105.07M	N/A	$14.67M	$1.15	17.49

Does the media refer more to MTW or GENC?

In the previous week, Manitowoc had 3 more articles in the media than Gencor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Manitowoc and 4 mentions for Gencor Industries. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Gencor Industries' score of -0.16 indicating that Gencor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gencor Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTW or GENC?

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Manitowoc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Gencor Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MTW or GENC?

Manitowoc has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MTW or GENC?

Manitowoc currently has a consensus target price of $16.83, indicating a potential upside of 30.19%. Given Gencor Industries' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than Gencor Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Gencor Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Manitowoc beats Gencor Industries on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.