Titan Machinery (TITN) Competitors

DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) and Titan Machinery (NASDAQ:TITN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, DXPE or TITN?

DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Titan Machinery has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DXPE or TITN?

In the previous week, Titan Machinery had 3 more articles in the media than DXP Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Titan Machinery and 8 mentions for DXP Enterprises. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Titan Machinery's score of 0.53 indicating that DXP Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DXP Enterprises	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Titan Machinery	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DXPE or TITN more profitable?

DXP Enterprises has a net margin of 3.75% compared to Titan Machinery's net margin of 1.10%. DXP Enterprises' return on equity of 18.74% beat Titan Machinery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DXP Enterprises	3.75%	18.74%	6.05%
Titan Machinery	1.10%	5.91%	1.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DXPE or TITN?

Titan Machinery received 12 more outperform votes than DXP Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.24% of users gave DXP Enterprises an outperform vote while only 55.25% of users gave Titan Machinery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DXP Enterprises	Outperform Votes 267 61.24%	Underperform Votes 169 38.76%
Titan Machinery	Outperform Votes 279 55.25%	Underperform Votes 226 44.75%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DXPE or TITN?

74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Titan Machinery shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Titan Machinery shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DXPE or TITN?

Titan Machinery has higher revenue and earnings than DXP Enterprises. Titan Machinery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DXP Enterprises, 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
DXP Enterprises	$1.87B	0.72	$68.81M	$4.81	17.91
Titan Machinery	$2.70B	0.17	$112.44M	-$1.64	-12.20

Do analysts rate DXPE or TITN?

DXP Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Titan Machinery has a consensus target price of $19.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Given DXP Enterprises' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DXP Enterprises is more favorable than Titan Machinery.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DXP Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Titan Machinery	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

DXP Enterprises beats Titan Machinery on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.