Alamo Group (ALG) Competitors

Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Toro (NYSE:TTC) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALG or TTC?

Toro received 161 more outperform votes than Alamo Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.61% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 62.80% of users gave Alamo Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alamo Group	Outperform Votes 309 62.80%	Underperform Votes 183 37.20%
Toro	Outperform Votes 470 68.61%	Underperform Votes 215 31.39%

Does the media prefer ALG or TTC?

In the previous week, Toro had 32 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Toro and 11 mentions for Alamo Group. Alamo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Toro's score of 0.36 indicating that Alamo Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alamo Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toro	12 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ALG or TTC a better dividend stock?

Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toro pays out 39.0% 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. Alamo Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Toro has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALG or TTC?

Toro has higher revenue and earnings than Alamo Group. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamo Group, 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
Alamo Group	$1.59B	1.61	$136.16M	$9.60	22.17
Toro	$4.55B	1.51	$418.90M	$3.90	17.87

Which has more risk and volatility, ALG or TTC?

Alamo Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ALG or TTC?

Alamo Group presently has a consensus target price of $196.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.77%. Toro has a consensus target price of $82.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Given Toro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Toro is more favorable than Alamo Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is ALG or TTC more profitable?

Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Alamo Group's net margin of 7.19%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat Alamo Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamo Group	7.19%	12.41%	8.15%
Toro	9.14%	27.25%	11.63%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ALG or TTC?

92.4% of Alamo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Toro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Toro beats Alamo Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.