Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Competitors

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) and Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend GBX or TRN?

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus target price of $59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.52%. Trinity Industries has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.29%. Given Greenbrier Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenbrier Companies is more favorable than Trinity Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Trinity Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GBX or TRN a better dividend stock?

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Industries pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greenbrier Companies has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer GBX or TRN?

In the previous week, Greenbrier Companies and Greenbrier Companies both had 2 articles in the media. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Trinity Industries' score of 1.13 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Trinity Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GBX or TRN more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 3.83%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 14.56% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies	6.48%	14.56%	5.43%
Trinity Industries	3.83%	8.49%	1.25%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GBX or TRN?

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, GBX or TRN?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GBX or TRN?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Trinity Industries. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Industries, 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	$3.54B	0.39	$160.10M	$7.06	6.41
Trinity Industries	$3.08B	0.73	$138.40M	$1.14	24.44

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Trinity Industries on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.