Hyster-Yale (HY) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SXI or HY?

Hyster-Yale has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Hyster-Yale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex 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
Standex International	$790.11M	3.29	$55.76M	$4.64	46.31
Hyster-Yale	$4.31B	0.16	$142.30M	$1.24	30.58

Is SXI or HY a better dividend stock?

Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hyster-Yale pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Standex International pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale pays out 116.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Standex International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Hyster-Yale has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is SXI or HY more profitable?

Standex International has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Hyster-Yale's net margin of 0.56%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.92% beat Hyster-Yale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standex International	7.06%	13.92%	6.69%
Hyster-Yale	0.56%	9.57%	2.39%

Which has more volatility and risk, SXI or HY?

Standex International has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of Hyster-Yale 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.

Does the media refer more to SXI or HY?

In the previous week, Hyster-Yale had 1 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hyster-Yale and 3 mentions for Standex International. Hyster-Yale's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Standex International's score of 1.21 indicating that Hyster-Yale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standex International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale	3 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 SXI or HY?

Standex International presently has a consensus target price of $223.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.02%. Hyster-Yale has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.62%. Given Hyster-Yale's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hyster-Yale is more favorable than Standex International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hyster-Yale	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Standex International beats Hyster-Yale on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.