DMC Global (BOOM) Competitors

Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) and DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMCO or BOOM?

DMC Global received 19 more outperform votes than Columbus McKinnon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.40% of users gave DMC Global an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Columbus McKinnon	Outperform Votes 288 60.89%	Underperform Votes 185 39.11%
DMC Global	Outperform Votes 307 62.40%	Underperform Votes 185 37.60%

Do analysts recommend CMCO or BOOM?

Columbus McKinnon presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 149.29%. DMC Global has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 134.83%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than DMC Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
DMC Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, CMCO or BOOM?

Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DMC Global has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCO or BOOM more profitable?

Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of 0.95% compared to DMC Global's net margin of -14.23%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 8.64% beat DMC Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Columbus McKinnon	0.95%	8.64%	4.30%
DMC Global	-14.23%	1.45%	0.65%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMCO or BOOM?

96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of DMC Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DMC Global shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer CMCO or BOOM?

In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 4 more articles in the media than DMC Global. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 2 mentions for DMC Global. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat DMC Global's score of 0.60 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Columbus McKinnon	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DMC Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CMCO or BOOM a better dividend stock?

Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. DMC Global pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Columbus McKinnon pays out 84.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DMC Global pays out -6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DMC Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CMCO or BOOM?

Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than DMC Global. DMC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, 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
Columbus McKinnon	$981.64M	0.51	$46.62M	$0.33	53.48
DMC Global	$635.27M	0.22	$26.26M	-$8.16	-0.85

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats DMC Global on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.