Hyster-Yale (HY) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SXI or HY?

Standex International has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SXI or HY?

In the previous week, Standex International had 2 more articles in the media than Hyster-Yale. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Standex International and 7 mentions for Hyster-Yale. Hyster-Yale's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Standex International's score of 0.53 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 4.0%. 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Hyster-Yale has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate SXI or HY?

Standex International presently has a consensus price target of $223.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.54%. Hyster-Yale has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.80%. Given Hyster-Yale's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Hyster-Yale	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	3.34	$55.76M	$4.64	46.98
Hyster-Yale	$4.31B	0.15	$142.30M	$1.24	28.69

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%

Summary

Standex International beats Hyster-Yale on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.