CNH Industrial (CNH) Competitors

CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNH) and PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) are both large-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, CNH or PCAR?

CNH Industrial has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNH or PCAR more profitable?

PACCAR has a net margin of 9.88% compared to CNH Industrial's net margin of 4.55%. PACCAR's return on equity of 18.25% beat CNH Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNH Industrial	4.55%	10.79%	1.94%
PACCAR	9.88%	18.25%	7.69%

Do analysts prefer CNH or PCAR?

CNH Industrial presently has a consensus target price of $14.95, suggesting a potential upside of 36.56%. PACCAR has a consensus target price of $107.68, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given CNH Industrial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CNH Industrial is more favorable than PACCAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNH Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
PACCAR	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media prefer CNH or PCAR?

In the previous week, CNH Industrial had 9 more articles in the media than PACCAR. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for CNH Industrial and 11 mentions for PACCAR. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat CNH Industrial's score of 0.69 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNH Industrial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PACCAR	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CNH or PCAR a better dividend stock?

CNH Industrial pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. CNH Industrial pays out 72.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PACCAR pays out 22.6% 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. PACCAR has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNH or PCAR?

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than CNH Industrial. PACCAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNH Industrial, 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
CNH Industrial	$18.07B	0.76	$1.25B	$0.65	16.85
PACCAR	$33.66B	1.52	$4.16B	$5.84	16.74

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

59.9% of CNH Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of CNH Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are owned 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

PACCAR beats CNH Industrial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.