Astec Industries (ASTE) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TEX or ASTE?

In the previous week, Astec Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Astec Industries and 7 mentions for Terex. Terex's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.78 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Astec Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Do analysts recommend TEX or ASTE?

Terex presently has a consensus price target of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 29.62%. Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.65%. 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
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Astec Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TEX or ASTE?

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
Terex	$5.13B	0.45	$335M	$4.96	7.09
Astec Industries	$1.31B	0.63	$33.50M	$0.19	190.68

Is TEX or ASTE more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%
Astec Industries	-0.15%	7.69%	4.54%

Is TEX or ASTE a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Terex pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out 273.7% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEX or ASTE?

Terex received 199 more outperform votes than Astec Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.95% of users gave Astec Industries an outperform vote while only 57.10% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 607 57.10%	Underperform Votes 456 42.90%
Astec Industries	Outperform Votes 408 63.95%	Underperform Votes 230 36.05%

Which has more volatility and risk, TEX or ASTE?

Terex has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Terex beats Astec Industries on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.