Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY) Competitors

Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the media favor TEX or HY?

In the previous week, Terex and Terex both had 5 articles in the media. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Terex's score of 0.68 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TEX or HY?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, 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
Terex	$5.15B	0.78	$518M	$7.59	7.87
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	$4.12B	0.25	$125.90M	$7.25	8.07

Is TEX or HY more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 10.06% compared to Terex's net margin of 3.06%. Terex's return on equity of 40.35% beat Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	10.06%	32.89%	14.08%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3.06%	40.35%	6.04%

Is TEX or HY a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Terex pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays out 17.9% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate TEX or HY?

Terex presently has a consensus price target of $65.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.92%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a consensus price target of $82.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.03%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is more favorable than Terex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, TEX or HY?

Terex has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEX or HY?

Terex received 366 more outperform votes than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.11% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Hyster-Yale Materials Handling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 598 58.11%	Underperform Votes 431 41.89%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	Outperform Votes 232 56.72%	Underperform Votes 177 43.28%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TEX or HY?

92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Terex beats Hyster-Yale Materials Handling on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.