HURC vs. CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, BOOM, EML, PLL, NNBR, AP, TBLT, and PH
Should you be buying Hurco Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hurco Companies include Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), DMC Global (BOOM), Eastern (EML), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), NN (NNBR), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), and Parker-Hannifin (PH). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Hurco Companies vs. Its Competitors
Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap 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.
74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Hurco Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 1 more articles in the media than Hurco Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 3 mentions for Hurco Companies. Hurco Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 0.15 indicating that Hurco Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Columbus McKinnon has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 113.68%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Hurco Companies.
Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of -0.53% compared to Hurco Companies' net margin of -10.58%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 8.13% beat Hurco Companies' return on equity.
Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies. Columbus McKinnon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hurco Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Columbus McKinnon beats Hurco Companies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:HURC) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
