ASTE vs. TEX, ALG, TRN, LNN, GBX, PLOW, MLR, TWI, MTW, and WNC
Should you be buying Astec Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astec Industries include Terex (TEX), Alamo Group (ALG), Trinity Industries (TRN), Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), and Wabash National (WNC). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Astec Industries vs.
Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astec Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Terex has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Terex presently has a consensus price target of $49.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.31%. Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Astec Industries.
In the previous week, Terex had 18 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Terex and 4 mentions for Astec Industries. Astec Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Terex's score of 0.76 indicating that Astec Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Terex pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out 78.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Terex has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Terex has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of -0.15%. Terex's return on equity of 21.99% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.
Terex received 202 more outperform votes than Astec Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.01% of users gave Astec Industries an outperform vote while only 57.00% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.
Summary
Terex beats Astec Industries on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTE) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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