Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, LNN or AGCO?

Lindsay has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGCO has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LNN or AGCO a better dividend stock?

Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AGCO pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lindsay pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGCO pays out 86.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lindsay has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and AGCO has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Lindsay is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to LNN or AGCO?

In the previous week, AGCO had 4 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AGCO and 11 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat AGCO's score of 1.03 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lindsay	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AGCO	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LNN or AGCO?

89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of AGCO shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of AGCO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate LNN or AGCO?

Lindsay currently has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.67%. AGCO has a consensus price target of $109.38, suggesting a potential downside of 0.40%. Given AGCO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AGCO is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AGCO	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LNN or AGCO?

Lindsay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AGCO. Lindsay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGCO, 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
Lindsay	$607.07M	2.50	$66.26M	$6.96	20.08
AGCO	$10.17B	0.81	-$424.80M	$1.34	81.95

Is LNN or AGCO more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.21% compared to AGCO's net margin of 0.98%. Lindsay's return on equity of 15.09% beat AGCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindsay	11.21%	15.09%	9.54%
AGCO	0.98%	8.27%	2.71%

Summary

Lindsay beats AGCO on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.