AGCO (AGCO) Competitors

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) and CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign (NYSE:CNH) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to AGCO or CNH?

In the previous week, CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign had 4 more articles in the media than AGCO. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign and 10 mentions for AGCO. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat AGCO's score of 0.66 indicating that CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGCO	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AGCO or CNH?

AGCO has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AGCO or CNH a better dividend stock?

AGCO pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. AGCO pays out -14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign pays out 57.3% 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. AGCO has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AGCO or CNH?

CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has higher revenue and earnings than AGCO. AGCO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign, 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
AGCO	$10.78B	0.70	-$424.80M	-$7.80	-12.89
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	$18.85B	0.83	$1.25B	$0.82	15.35

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AGCO or CNH?

78.8% of AGCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of AGCO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGCO or CNH?

AGCO received 344 more outperform votes than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.39% of users gave CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign an outperform vote while only 50.98% of users gave AGCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGCO	Outperform Votes 469 50.98%	Underperform Votes 451 49.02%
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	Outperform Votes 125 60.39%	Underperform Votes 82 39.61%

Do analysts prefer AGCO or CNH?

AGCO currently has a consensus price target of $104.10, indicating a potential upside of 3.57%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a consensus price target of $15.08, indicating a potential upside of 19.85%. Given CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign is more favorable than AGCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGCO	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is AGCO or CNH more profitable?

CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a net margin of 6.62% compared to AGCO's net margin of -3.64%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's return on equity of 18.00% beat AGCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGCO	-3.64%	13.40%	4.32%
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	6.62%	18.00%	3.13%

Summary

CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign beats AGCO on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.