Terex (TEX) Competitors

Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, TEX or HY?

Terex has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TEX or HY more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 9.87% compared to Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's net margin of 3.06%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's return on equity of 40.35% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	9.87%	30.53%	13.57%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3.06%	40.35%	6.04%

Does the media prefer TEX or HY?

In the previous week, Terex had 17 more articles in the media than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Terex and 7 mentions for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Terex's score of 0.85 indicating that Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TEX or HY a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Terex pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays out 17.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TEX or HY?

Terex received 366 more outperform votes than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.11% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Hyster-Yale Materials Handling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 598 58.11%	Underperform Votes 431 41.89%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	Outperform Votes 232 56.72%	Underperform Votes 177 43.28%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TEX or HY?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, 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
Terex	$5.15B	0.73	$518M	$7.55	7.39
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	$4.12B	0.25	$125.90M	$7.25	7.97

Do analysts rate TEX or HY?

Terex currently has a consensus price target of $65.08, indicating a potential upside of 16.71%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a consensus price target of $82.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.83%. Given Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is more favorable than Terex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Terex beats Hyster-Yale Materials Handling on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.