Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, TWIN or PLOW?

Twin Disc has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TWIN or PLOW?

Douglas Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Twin Disc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Dynamics, 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
Twin Disc	$340.74M	0.60	-$1.89M	-$0.14	-100.79
Douglas Dynamics	$582.34M	1.21	$56.15M	$2.79	10.99

Do analysts recommend TWIN or PLOW?

Twin Disc presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.95%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.15%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Twin Disc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Twin Disc	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Douglas Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is TWIN or PLOW a better dividend stock?

Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Twin Disc pays out -114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 42.3% 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.

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

65.3% of Twin Disc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of Twin Disc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TWIN or PLOW more profitable?

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 11.38% compared to Twin Disc's net margin of -0.56%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 15.16% beat Twin Disc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Twin Disc	-0.56%	-1.22%	-0.57%
Douglas Dynamics	11.38%	15.16%	6.29%

Does the media refer more to TWIN or PLOW?

In the previous week, Twin Disc had 2 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Twin Disc and 1 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 0.00 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Twin Disc	Positive
Douglas Dynamics	Neutral

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Twin Disc on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.