Hyster-Yale (HY) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Hyster-Yale (NYSE:HY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Is AIN or HY a better dividend stock?

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hyster-Yale pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Albany International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale pays out 25.7% 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. Albany International has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Hyster-Yale has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hyster-Yale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AIN or HY more profitable?

Albany International has a net margin of 6.44% compared to Hyster-Yale's net margin of 2.39%. Hyster-Yale's return on equity of 23.11% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	6.44%	9.79%	5.47%
Hyster-Yale	2.39%	23.11%	5.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AIN or HY?

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of Hyster-Yale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AIN or HY?

Albany International has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AIN or HY?

Hyster-Yale has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Hyster-Yale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, 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
Albany International	$1.23B	1.71	$87.62M	$2.48	28.15
Hyster-Yale	$4.31B	0.17	$142.30M	$5.61	7.29

Does the media prefer AIN or HY?

In the previous week, Albany International had 4 more articles in the media than Hyster-Yale. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Albany International and 1 mentions for Hyster-Yale. Hyster-Yale's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Albany International's score of 0.45 indicating that Hyster-Yale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hyster-Yale	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AIN or HY?

Albany International presently has a consensus price target of $79.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.18%. Hyster-Yale has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 71.11%. Given Hyster-Yale's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Hyster-Yale	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Hyster-Yale beats Albany International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.