Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts rate FSS or LNN?

Federal Signal presently has a consensus price target of $98.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Lindsay has a consensus price target of $128.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.72%. Given Federal Signal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Federal Signal is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Federal Signal	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, FSS or LNN?

Federal Signal has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FSS or LNN?

Federal Signal has higher revenue and earnings than Lindsay. Lindsay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federal Signal, 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
Federal Signal	$1.90B	2.98	$157.40M	$3.42	27.20
Lindsay	$647.54M	2.30	$66.26M	$7.03	19.52

Is FSS or LNN a better dividend stock?

Federal Signal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Federal Signal pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 20.5% 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. Federal Signal has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Lindsay has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Lindsay is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSS or LNN?

Federal Signal received 28 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.21% of users gave Federal Signal an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Federal Signal	Outperform Votes 312 58.21%	Underperform Votes 224 41.79%
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 284 54.62%	Underperform Votes 236 45.38%

Is FSS or LNN more profitable?

Federal Signal has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Lindsay's net margin of 11.18%. Federal Signal's return on equity of 18.46% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Federal Signal	11.57%	18.46%	11.84%
Lindsay	11.18%	13.17%	8.33%

Does the media refer more to FSS or LNN?

In the previous week, Federal Signal had 9 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Federal Signal and 7 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Federal Signal's score of 1.53 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Federal Signal	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Lindsay	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FSS or LNN?

92.7% of Federal Signal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Federal Signal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lindsay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Federal Signal beats Lindsay on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.