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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Eaton beats Astec Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTE) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff