Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twin Disc has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Manitowoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Twin Disc, 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
Manitowoc	$2.18B	0.14	$55.80M	$1.55	5.45
Twin Disc	$321.40M	0.31	$10.99M	$0.67	10.41

Does the media favor MTW or TWIN?

In the previous week, Manitowoc had 3 more articles in the media than Twin Disc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Manitowoc and 1 mentions for Twin Disc. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Manitowoc's score of 1.00 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	Positive
Twin Disc	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc presently has a consensus price target of $10.66, suggesting a potential upside of 26.30%. Twin Disc has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.04%. Given Twin Disc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Twin Disc is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Twin Disc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MTW or TWIN a better dividend stock?

Manitowoc pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Manitowoc pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Twin Disc pays out 23.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTW or TWIN?

Manitowoc received 158 more outperform votes than Twin Disc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.75% of users gave Twin Disc an outperform vote while only 55.61% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 55.61%	Underperform Votes 352 44.39%
Twin Disc	Outperform Votes 283 62.75%	Underperform Votes 168 37.25%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTW or TWIN?

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Manitowoc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MTW or TWIN more profitable?

Twin Disc has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 2.56%. Twin Disc's return on equity of 4.24% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	2.56%	2.46%	0.83%
Twin Disc	2.92%	4.24%	2.09%

Summary

Twin Disc beats Manitowoc on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.