Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Competitors

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) and Terex (NYSE:TEX) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GBX or TEX?

Terex received 185 more outperform votes than Greenbrier Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.65% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 427 60.65%	Underperform Votes 277 39.35%
Terex	Outperform Votes 612 56.98%	Underperform Votes 462 43.02%

Which has more volatility and risk, GBX or TEX?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GBX or TEX?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Terex, 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
Greenbrier Companies	$3.51B	0.41	$160.10M	$6.26	7.37
Terex	$5.06B	0.62	$335M	$3.67	12.87

Is GBX or TEX a better dividend stock?

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 18.5% 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. Greenbrier Companies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Terex has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GBX or TEX?

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor GBX or TEX?

In the previous week, Terex had 3 more articles in the media than Greenbrier Companies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Terex and 3 mentions for Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Terex's score of 1.09 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greenbrier Companies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GBX or TEX?

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.56%. Terex has a consensus target price of $50.90, indicating a potential upside of 7.72%. Given Greenbrier Companies' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Greenbrier Companies is more favorable than Terex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is GBX or TEX more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Greenbrier Companies' net margin of 5.10%. Terex's return on equity of 21.99% beat Greenbrier Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies	5.10%	12.10%	4.39%
Terex	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%

Summary

Terex beats Greenbrier Companies on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.