CMCO vs. SXI, KMT, TNC, GRC, TRS, PRLB, HY, ERII, GHM, and OFLX
Should you be buying Columbus McKinnon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbus McKinnon include Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), TriMas (TRS), Proto Labs (PRLB), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Graham (GHM), and Omega Flex (OFLX). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Columbus McKinnon vs.
Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Standex International has a net margin of 7.59% compared to Columbus McKinnon's net margin of 0.95%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.28% beat Columbus McKinnon's return on equity.
Columbus McKinnon received 1 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.38% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote.
90.3% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Standex International pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Standex International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Standex International has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Standex International presently has a consensus target price of $223.33, indicating a potential upside of 52.95%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 170.27%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Standex International.
Standex International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Columbus McKinnon. Standex International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 4 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 3 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 1.03 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Standex International beats Columbus McKinnon on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CMCO) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff