Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) Competitors $15.76 +0.82 (+5.49%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.76 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 05/2/2025 07:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CMCO vs. KMT, TNC, GRC, TRS, ERII, PRLB, HY, GHM, OFLX, and FSTRShould you be buying Columbus McKinnon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbus McKinnon include Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), TriMas (TRS), Energy Recovery (ERII), Proto Labs (PRLB), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Graham (GHM), Omega Flex (OFLX), and L.B. Foster (FSTR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Columbus McKinnon vs. Kennametal Tennant Gorman-Rupp TriMas Energy Recovery Proto Labs Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Graham Omega Flex L.B. Foster Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends. Is CMCO or KMT a better dividend stock? Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. Kennametal pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kennametal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, CMCO or KMT? Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CMCO or KMT more profitable? Kennametal has a net margin of 4.76% compared to Columbus McKinnon's net margin of 0.95%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 8.64% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbus McKinnon0.95% 8.64% 4.30% Kennametal 4.76%8.12%4.21% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CMCO or KMT? Kennametal has higher revenue and earnings than Columbus McKinnon. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbus McKinnon$981.64M0.46$46.62M$0.3347.76Kennametal$2.02B0.77$109.32M$1.2216.53 Do analysts prefer CMCO or KMT? Columbus McKinnon currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 179.19%. Kennametal has a consensus price target of $25.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.96%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Kennametal.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) 2.50Kennametal 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Does the media prefer CMCO or KMT? In the previous week, Kennametal had 16 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Kennametal and 0 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Kennametal's score of 0.89 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Columbus McKinnon Very Positive Kennametal Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in CMCO or KMT? 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kennametal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMCO or KMT? Kennametal received 154 more outperform votes than Columbus McKinnon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote while only 54.64% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformColumbus McKinnonOutperform Votes28860.89% Underperform Votes18539.11% KennametalOutperform Votes44254.64% Underperform Votes36745.36% SummaryColumbus McKinnon and Kennametal tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Columbus McKinnon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColumbus McKinnonConstruction machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$450.94M$22.41B$7.31B$8.04BDividend Yield1.85%2.74%3.56%4.22%P/E Ratio47.7614.1121.1918.83Price / Sales0.460.9884.39106.72Price / Cash4.398.2926.9034.62Price / Book0.521.983.794.33Net Income$46.62M$1.67B$808.20M$247.97M7 Day Performance5.63%4.55%4.81%2.71%1 Month Performance-7.84%0.60%3.16%3.37%1 Year Performance-62.52%-9.30%15.90%5.80% Columbus McKinnon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMCOColumbus McKinnon3.8432 of 5 stars$15.76+5.5%$44.00+179.2%-62.5%$450.94M$981.64M47.763,220Positive NewsKMTKennametal3.4372 of 5 stars$18.58-0.3%$25.20+35.6%-16.5%$1.44B$2.02B15.238,730Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageTNCTennant4.968 of 5 stars$68.23-2.5%$125.00+83.2%-38.3%$1.28B$1.29B15.584,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGRCGorman-Rupp2.5142 of 5 stars$32.35-3.3%N/A+13.5%$848.48M$659.67M21.141,150Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑TRSTriMas4.5559 of 5 stars$20.24-1.8%$40.00+97.6%-5.6%$824.09M$925.01M31.633,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsERIIEnergy Recovery4.7559 of 5 stars$14.63-1.3%$20.75+41.8%+21.2%$803.99M$144.95M43.03250Positive NewsPRLBProto Labs2.0666 of 5 stars$32.34-3.1%$43.67+35.0%+23.3%$768.75M$500.89M49.752,570Earnings ReportNews CoverageHYHyster-Yale Materials Handling3.4458 of 5 stars$37.22-2.7%$80.00+114.9%-30.9%$658.68M$4.31B4.188,200Upcoming EarningsGHMGraham3.5701 of 5 stars$28.75-3.7%$35.00+21.7%+19.5%$313.46M$199.62M34.64490News CoveragePositive NewsOFLXOmega Flex2.1043 of 5 stars$29.00-0.7%N/A-53.2%$292.73M$101.68M16.02170Earnings ReportPositive NewsFSTRL.B. Foster4.6465 of 5 stars$19.25-3.9%$25.00+29.9%-12.4%$205.96M$530.77M4.95990Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KMT Competitors TNC Competitors GRC Competitors TRS Competitors ERII Competitors PRLB Competitors HY Competitors GHM Competitors OFLX Competitors FSTR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CMCO) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. In 2023, ...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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