Astec Industries (ASTE) Competitors

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Should you buy Astec Industries stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Astec Industries with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Astec Industries include Caterpillar (CAT), Eaton (ETN), Manitowoc (MTW), Terex (TEX), and Timken (TKR).

How does Astec Industries compare to Caterpillar?

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

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the broader market.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.75%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astec Industries	1.75%	10.09%	5.24%
Caterpillar	13.33%	48.21%	10.11%

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 72 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 89 mentions for Caterpillar and 17 mentions for Astec Industries. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Astec Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Caterpillar	51 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Astec Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, 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	$1.41B	0.82	$38.80M	$1.12	44.64
Caterpillar	$67.59B	6.23	$8.88B	$20.09	45.48

Caterpillar has a consensus target price of $923.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.03%. Given Caterpillar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Astec Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astec Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Caterpillar	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Astec Industries pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% 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. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

Summary

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

How does Astec Industries compare to Eaton?

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

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Astec Industries pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 43.0% 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. Eaton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Eaton has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.75%. Eaton's return on equity of 24.72% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astec Industries	1.75%	10.09%	5.24%
Eaton	13.99%	24.72%	10.69%

In the previous week, Eaton had 8 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Eaton and 17 mentions for Astec Industries. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Astec Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Eaton	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Eaton 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	$1.41B	0.82	$38.80M	$1.12	44.64
Eaton	$27.45B	5.76	$4.09B	$10.23	39.83

93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Eaton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Eaton has a consensus target price of $420.95, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. Given Eaton's 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

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

How does Astec Industries compare to Manitowoc?

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

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

Astec Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manitowoc. Astec Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitowoc, 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	$1.41B	0.82	$38.80M	$1.12	44.64
Manitowoc	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	63.80

Manitowoc has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential downside of 17.71%. Given Manitowoc's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than Astec Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astec Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

In the previous week, Astec Industries had 13 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Astec Industries and 4 mentions for Manitowoc. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that Manitowoc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Astec Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Manitowoc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Astec Industries has a net margin of 1.75% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Astec Industries' return on equity of 10.09% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astec Industries	1.75%	10.09%	5.24%
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%

93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are held 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.

Summary

Astec Industries beats Manitowoc on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Astec Industries compare to Terex?

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

93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Terex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Terex had 1 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Terex and 17 mentions for Astec Industries. Astec Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Terex's score of 0.10 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Terex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the broader market.

Terex has a consensus target price of $73.91, suggesting a potential upside of 16.26%. Given Terex's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Terex has a net margin of 1.87% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.75%. Terex's return on equity of 13.43% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astec Industries	1.75%	10.09%	5.24%
Terex	1.87%	13.43%	5.11%

Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Astec Industries pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 32.5% 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. Terex has raised 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 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	$1.41B	0.82	$38.80M	$1.12	44.64
Terex	$5.42B	1.34	$221M	$2.09	30.42

Summary

Terex beats Astec Industries on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Astec Industries compare to Timken?

Timken (NYSE:TKR) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Astec Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Timken. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Astec Industries and 13 mentions for Timken. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Astec Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Timken has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

Timken has a net margin of 6.60% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.75%. Timken's return on equity of 11.84% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timken	6.60%	11.84%	5.79%
Astec Industries	1.75%	10.09%	5.24%

Timken presently has a consensus target price of $129.88, suggesting a potential upside of 11.46%. Given Timken's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Timken is more favorable than Astec Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Astec Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Timken 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
Timken	$4.58B	1.77	$288.40M	$4.40	26.48
Astec Industries	$1.41B	0.82	$38.80M	$1.12	44.64

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Timken pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out 46.4% 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. Timken has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Timken is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Timken beats Astec Industries on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASTE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Astec Industries	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.15B	$59.84B	$9.35B	$12.48B
Dividend Yield	1.04%	1.81%	3.57%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	44.64	30.84	25.12	25.60
Price / Sales	0.82	1.51	5,347.62	75.41
Price / Cash	9.39	16.57	27.92	55.34
Price / Book	1.70	4.02	4.87	6.72
Net Income	$38.80M	$1.53B	$792.39M	$333.73M
7 Day Performance	-5.66%	-1.04%	0.44%	0.38%
1 Month Performance	-18.87%	-2.47%	3.77%	4.02%
1 Year Performance	18.23%	41.01%	38.40%	36.37%

Astec Industries Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ASTE Astec Industries	3.4345 of 5 stars	$50.00 +1.9%	N/A	+15.6%	$1.15B	$1.41B	44.64	4,468	Analyst Revision
CAT Caterpillar	4.1576 of 5 stars	$903.06 -2.6%	$911.77 +1.0%	+155.6%	$415.39B	$67.59B	44.89	118,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
ETN Eaton	4.4439 of 5 stars	$400.82 -4.3%	$420.95 +5.0%	+23.1%	$155.59B	$27.45B	39.17	97,000	Analyst Forecast Insider Trade Analyst Revision
MTW Manitowoc	0.8744 of 5 stars	$12.75 -2.1%	$10.50 -17.6%	+11.1%	$456.38M	$2.24B	63.55	4,700
TEX Terex	4.5386 of 5 stars	$62.64 -2.3%	$73.91 +18.0%	+33.5%	$7.14B	$5.42B	29.90	10,700	Analyst Upgrade

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ASTE vs. CAT, ETN, MTW, TEX, and TKR

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Which has more risk and volatility, ASTE or CAT?

Is ASTE or CAT more profitable?

Does the media favor ASTE or CAT?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ASTE or CAT?

Do analysts prefer ASTE or CAT?

Is ASTE or CAT a better dividend stock?

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How does Astec Industries compare to Eaton?

Which has more risk and volatility, ASTE or ETN?

Is ASTE or ETN a better dividend stock?

Is ASTE or ETN more profitable?

Does the media favor ASTE or ETN?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ASTE or ETN?

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

Do analysts prefer ASTE or ETN?

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How does Astec Industries compare to Manitowoc?

Which has more risk and volatility, ASTE or MTW?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASTE or MTW?

Do analysts prefer ASTE or MTW?

Does the media favor ASTE or MTW?

Is ASTE or MTW more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASTE or MTW?

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How does Astec Industries compare to Terex?

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

Does the media favor ASTE or TEX?

Which has more risk & volatility, ASTE or TEX?

Do analysts prefer ASTE or TEX?

Is ASTE or TEX more profitable?

Is ASTE or TEX a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASTE or TEX?

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How does Astec Industries compare to Timken?

Does the media prefer TKR or ASTE?

Which has more volatility and risk, TKR or ASTE?

Is TKR or ASTE more profitable?

Do analysts rate TKR or ASTE?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TKR or ASTE?

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

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