Astec Industries (ASTE) Competitors

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

Is ASTE or TEX a better dividend stock?

Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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 pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is ASTE or TEX more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.15%. Terex's return on equity of 18.79% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astec Industries	1.15%	10.72%	6.41%
Terex	4.89%	18.79%	7.32%

Do analysts rate ASTE or TEX?

Astec Industries currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.68%. Terex has a consensus target price of $50.90, indicating a potential upside of 4.87%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Terex 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
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ASTE or TEX?

93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASTE or TEX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astec Industries	$1.31B	0.73	$4.30M	$0.66	63.18
Terex	$5.13B	0.63	$335M	$3.67	13.22

Which has more volatility and risk, ASTE or TEX?

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ASTE or TEX?

In the previous week, Astec Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Astec Industries and 2 mentions for Terex. Astec Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Terex's score of -0.12 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Terex beats Astec Industries on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.