TriMas (TRS) Competitors

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) and TriMas (NASDAQ:TRS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, MWA or TRS?

Mueller Water Products has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriMas has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MWA or TRS?

91.7% of Mueller Water Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of TriMas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Mueller Water Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of TriMas 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.

Is MWA or TRS more profitable?

Mueller Water Products has a net margin of 10.05% compared to TriMas' net margin of 2.93%. Mueller Water Products' return on equity of 21.18% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mueller Water Products	10.05%	21.18%	10.62%
TriMas	2.93%	9.21%	4.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MWA or TRS?

Mueller Water Products received 230 more outperform votes than TriMas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.27% of users gave Mueller Water Products an outperform vote while only 54.91% of users gave TriMas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mueller Water Products	Outperform Votes 448 66.27%	Underperform Votes 228 33.73%
TriMas	Outperform Votes 218 54.91%	Underperform Votes 179 45.09%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MWA or TRS?

Mueller Water Products has higher revenue and earnings than TriMas. Mueller Water Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriMas, 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
Mueller Water Products	$1.37B	2.81	$115.90M	$0.91	27.05
TriMas	$939.58M	1.11	$40.36M	$0.77	33.31

Does the media favor MWA or TRS?

In the previous week, Mueller Water Products had 17 more articles in the media than TriMas. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Mueller Water Products and 5 mentions for TriMas. Mueller Water Products' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat TriMas' score of 0.62 indicating that Mueller Water Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mueller Water Products	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TriMas	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MWA or TRS a better dividend stock?

Mueller Water Products pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Mueller Water Products pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriMas pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mueller Water Products has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Mueller Water Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer MWA or TRS?

Mueller Water Products currently has a consensus price target of $26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. TriMas has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.95%. Given TriMas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TriMas is more favorable than Mueller Water Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mueller Water Products	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Mueller Water Products beats TriMas on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.