Titan Machinery (TITN) Competitors

Titan Machinery (NASDAQ:TITN) and MRC Global (NYSE:MRC) are both small-cap trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Is TITN or MRC more profitable?

MRC Global has a net margin of -0.10% compared to Titan Machinery's net margin of -2.37%. MRC Global's return on equity of 11.81% beat Titan Machinery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titan Machinery	-2.37%	-9.91%	-3.27%
MRC Global	-0.10%	11.81%	3.67%

Does the media favor TITN or MRC?

In the previous week, Titan Machinery had 10 more articles in the media than MRC Global. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Titan Machinery and 3 mentions for MRC Global. MRC Global's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Titan Machinery's score of 0.52 indicating that MRC Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titan Machinery	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MRC Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TITN or MRC?

Titan Machinery has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MRC Global has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TITN or MRC?

MRC Global has higher revenue and earnings than Titan Machinery. MRC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Titan Machinery, 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
Titan Machinery	$2.70B	0.18	-$36.91M	-$2.70	-7.64
MRC Global	$2.95B	0.44	$55M	-$0.24	-62.81

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TITN or MRC?

78.4% of Titan Machinery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MRC Global shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Titan Machinery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of MRC Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer TITN or MRC?

Titan Machinery currently has a consensus target price of $22.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.80%. MRC Global has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. Given Titan Machinery's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Titan Machinery is more favorable than MRC Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Titan Machinery	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MRC Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

MRC Global beats Titan Machinery on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.