AGCO (AGCO) Competitors

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) and Toro (NYSE:TTC) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

Does the media favor AGCO or TTC?

In the previous week, AGCO had 32 more articles in the media than Toro. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for AGCO and 9 mentions for Toro. Toro's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat AGCO's score of 0.26 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGCO	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Toro	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AGCO or TTC?

AGCO has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGCO or TTC?

Toro received 3 more outperform votes than AGCO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.29% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 51.38% of users gave AGCO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGCO	Outperform Votes 464 51.38%	Underperform Votes 439 48.62%
Toro	Outperform Votes 467 69.29%	Underperform Votes 207 30.71%

Is AGCO or TTC more profitable?

Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to AGCO's net margin of -3.64%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat AGCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGCO	-3.64%	13.40%	4.32%
Toro	9.14%	27.25%	11.63%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AGCO or TTC?

AGCO has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. AGCO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toro, 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	$11.66B	0.62	$1.17B	-$5.69	-17.01
Toro	$4.58B	1.76	$418.90M	$4.01	20.03

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

78.8% of AGCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of AGCO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Toro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AGCO or TTC a better dividend stock?

AGCO pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. AGCO pays out -20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toro pays out 37.9% 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Toro has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate AGCO or TTC?

AGCO currently has a consensus target price of $107.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.77%. Toro has a consensus target price of $93.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.71%. Given Toro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Toro is more favorable than AGCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGCO	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Toro beats AGCO on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.