DMC Global (BOOM) Competitors

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, MTW or BOOM?

Manitowoc has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DMC Global has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTW or BOOM?

Manitowoc received 142 more outperform votes than DMC Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.95% of users gave DMC Global an outperform vote while only 56.92% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 440 56.92%	Underperform Votes 333 43.08%
DMC Global	Outperform Votes 298 63.95%	Underperform Votes 168 36.05%

Does the media favor MTW or BOOM?

In the previous week, Manitowoc had 1 more articles in the media than DMC Global. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Manitowoc and 2 mentions for DMC Global. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat DMC Global's score of 0.83 indicating that DMC Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	Positive
DMC Global	Positive

Is MTW or BOOM more profitable?

DMC Global has a net margin of 4.36% compared to DMC Global's net margin of -4.80%. DMC Global's return on equity of 12.60% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	-4.80%	12.60%	4.31%
DMC Global	4.36%	8.50%	3.64%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MTW or BOOM?

77.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of DMC Global shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Manitowoc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of DMC Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MTW or BOOM?

Manitowoc currently has a consensus price target of $17.19, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. DMC Global has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.00%. Given Manitowoc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DMC Global is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
DMC Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTW or BOOM?

DMC Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Manitowoc. Manitowoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DMC Global, 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
Manitowoc	$2.03B	0.25	-$123.60M	-$3.00	-4.90
DMC Global	$654.09M	0.72	$12.25M	$1.67	14.26

Summary

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