Twin Disc (TWIN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TWIN or WNC?

In the previous week, Twin Disc had 1 more articles in the media than Wabash National. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Twin Disc and 1 mentions for Wabash National. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Wabash National's score of 0.00 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Twin Disc	Neutral
Wabash National	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TWIN or WNC?

65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Wabash National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TWIN or WNC more profitable?

Twin Disc has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Wabash National's net margin of -14.59%. Wabash National's return on equity of 14.72% beat Twin Disc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Twin Disc	2.92%	4.24%	2.09%
Wabash National	-14.59%	14.72%	3.92%

Do analysts prefer TWIN or WNC?

Twin Disc presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.64%. Wabash National has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.87%. Given Twin Disc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Twin Disc is more favorable than Wabash National.

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
Wabash National	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TWIN or WNC?

Twin Disc has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wabash National. Wabash National 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	0.33	$10.99M	$0.29	26.76
Wabash National	$1.81B	0.24	-$284.07M	-$1.55	-6.70

Which has more volatility and risk, TWIN or WNC?

Twin Disc has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TWIN or WNC a better dividend stock?

Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Wabash National pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Twin Disc pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wabash National pays out -20.6% 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. Wabash National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TWIN or WNC?

Wabash National received 75 more outperform votes than Twin Disc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.69% of users gave Twin Disc an outperform vote while only 58.95% of users gave Wabash National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Twin Disc	Outperform Votes 284 62.69%	Underperform Votes 169 37.31%
Wabash National	Outperform Votes 359 58.95%	Underperform Votes 250 41.05%

Summary

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