GBX vs. TEX, ALG, TRN, LNN, ASTE, PLOW, MLR, TWI, MTW, and WNC
Should you be buying Greenbrier Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greenbrier Companies include Terex (TEX), Alamo Group (ALG), Trinity Industries (TRN), Lindsay (LNN), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), and Wabash National (WNC). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Greenbrier Companies vs. Its Competitors
Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
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.
Terex has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Terex pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.4% 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. Terex has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Greenbrier Companies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
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.
Terex currently has a consensus price target of $50.90, suggesting a potential upside of 7.72%. Greenbrier Companies has a consensus price target of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.56%. Given Greenbrier Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Greenbrier Companies is more favorable than Terex.
92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 1.27 beat Terex's score of 1.09 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Terex beats Greenbrier Companies on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GBX) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
