Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, TWIN or MLR?

Miller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Miller Industries 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	0.37	$10.99M	$0.29	29.62
Miller Industries	$1.26B	0.39	$63.49M	$4.71	9.01

Which has more volatility and risk, TWIN or MLR?

Twin Disc has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TWIN or MLR?

Twin Disc currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.70%. Miller Industries has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.84%. Given Miller Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Twin Disc.

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
Miller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TWIN or MLR more profitable?

Miller Industries has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Twin Disc's net margin of 1.25%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 13.78% beat Twin Disc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Twin Disc	1.25%	0.75%	0.36%
Miller Industries	4.81%	13.78%	7.76%

Does the media favor TWIN or MLR?

In the previous week, Twin Disc and Twin Disc both had 2 articles in the media. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Miller Industries' score of 0.67 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Twin Disc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Miller Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TWIN or MLR?

65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TWIN or MLR a better dividend stock?

Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Twin Disc pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Miller Industries pays out 17.0% 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. Miller Industries has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Miller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Miller Industries beats Twin Disc on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.