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Astec Industries (ASTE) Competitors

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ASTE vs. ETN, KMT, TEX, TKR, ALG, TRN, LNN, GBX, PLOW, and TWI

Should you be buying Astec Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astec Industries include Eaton (ETN), Kennametal (KMT), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), Alamo Group (ALG), Trinity Industries (TRN), Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), and Titan International (TWI).

Astec Industries vs. Its Competitors

Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Eaton had 65 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Eaton and 8 mentions for Astec Industries. Astec Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Eaton's score of 1.19 indicating that Astec Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Astec Industries
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Eaton
43 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Astec Industries pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 41.9% 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.

Astec Industries presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.45%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $379.10, indicating a potential upside of 11.12%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eaton is more favorable than Astec Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Astec Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Eaton
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

Eaton has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 3.50%. Eaton's return on equity of 23.91% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Astec Industries3.50% 11.52% 7.07%
Eaton 15.11%23.91%11.38%

93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Astec Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Astec Industries$1.31B0.81$4.30M$1.9923.27
Eaton$24.88B5.34$3.79B$9.9434.32

Summary

Eaton beats Astec Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASTE vs. The Competition

MetricAstec IndustriesMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.06B$29.84B$7.55B$9.82B
Dividend Yield1.12%2.56%4.55%4.48%
P/E Ratio23.2715.25305.9726.50
Price / Sales0.810.97206.97108.91
Price / Cash10.228.3827.7628.92
Price / Book1.572.374.096.55
Net Income$4.30M$1.86B$798.53M$266.04M
7 Day Performance-2.32%-2.70%-0.63%-0.63%
1 Month Performance22.13%-0.30%1.31%6.20%
1 Year Performance45.41%21.63%27.53%22.24%

Astec Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASTE
Astec Industries
2.3832 of 5 stars
$46.30
-0.2%
$41.00
-11.4%
+37.2%$1.06B$1.31B23.274,290Positive News
ETN
Eaton
4.7997 of 5 stars
$345.94
-0.5%
$379.10
+9.6%
+11.9%$135.32B$24.88B34.8094,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
KMT
Kennametal
3.7491 of 5 stars
$21.48
-0.7%
$24.00
+11.7%
-17.8%$1.64B$1.97B17.908,124Positive News
TEX
Terex
4.1576 of 5 stars
$51.11
-0.9%
$52.22
+2.2%
-12.1%$3.38B$5.17B19.0711,400
TKR
Timken
4.2813 of 5 stars
$79.39
+0.5%
$79.80
+0.5%
-9.5%$5.50B$4.57B18.0419,000Positive News
ALG
Alamo Group
4.3676 of 5 stars
$218.15
-1.5%
$234.00
+7.3%
+12.7%$2.68B$1.63B22.213,750Positive News
TRN
Trinity Industries
3.1144 of 5 stars
$28.46
-1.9%
$27.50
-3.4%
-13.8%$2.34B$3.08B24.962,890Positive News
LNN
Lindsay
3.0962 of 5 stars
$139.74
-2.3%
$136.00
-2.7%
+10.5%$1.55B$607.07M20.081,280Positive News
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
4.5858 of 5 stars
$46.25
-2.6%
$59.50
+28.6%
-4.1%$1.47B$3.53B6.5514,200Positive News
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
4.1454 of 5 stars
$33.54
-0.9%
$30.00
-10.5%
+20.1%$779.93M$568.50M12.021,673Positive News
TWI
Titan International
3.919 of 5 stars
$9.16
-0.3%
$11.33
+23.8%
+5.2%$586.56M$1.78B-29.538,303Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ASTE) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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