Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

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

Is TWIN or MTW 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
Twin Disc	2.92%	4.24%	2.09%
Manitowoc	2.56%	2.46%	0.83%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TWIN or MTW?

65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Manitowoc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TWIN or MTW?

Manitowoc received 157 more outperform votes than Twin Disc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.69% of users gave Twin Disc an outperform vote while only 55.47% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Twin Disc	Outperform Votes 284 62.69%	Underperform Votes 169 37.31%
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 55.47%	Underperform Votes 354 44.53%

Is TWIN or MTW a better dividend stock?

Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Manitowoc pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Twin Disc pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manitowoc pays out 6.4% 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TWIN or MTW?

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
Twin Disc	$328.48M	0.32	$10.99M	$0.29	25.90
Manitowoc	$2.15B	0.19	$55.80M	$1.25	9.12

Which has more risk and volatility, TWIN or MTW?

Twin Disc has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TWIN or MTW?

In the previous week, Manitowoc had 1 more articles in the media than Twin Disc. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Manitowoc and 2 mentions for Twin Disc. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.42 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Twin Disc	Neutral
Manitowoc	Neutral

Do analysts rate TWIN or MTW?

Twin Disc presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.79%. Manitowoc has a consensus price target of $10.86, suggesting a potential downside of 4.74%. Given Twin Disc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Twin Disc is more favorable than Manitowoc.

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

Summary

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