Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor TEX or LNN?

In the previous week, Lindsay had 2 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lindsay and 6 mentions for Terex. Terex's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Lindsay's score of 0.93 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lindsay	4 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 hold more shares of TEX or LNN?

92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TEX or LNN a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Terex pays out 18.5% 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. Terex has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TEX or LNN more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Terex's net margin of 6.54%. Terex's return on equity of 21.99% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%
Lindsay	11.18%	13.17%	8.33%

Which has more risk and volatility, TEX or LNN?

Terex has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TEX or LNN?

Terex currently has a consensus target price of $50.90, indicating a potential upside of 8.30%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $128.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.73%. Given Terex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TEX or LNN?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Lindsay. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindsay, 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	$5.06B	0.62	$335M	$3.67	12.81
Lindsay	$647.54M	2.30	$66.26M	$7.03	19.52

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEX or LNN?

Terex received 328 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.98% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 612 56.98%	Underperform Votes 462 43.02%
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 284 54.62%	Underperform Votes 236 45.38%

Summary

Terex beats Lindsay on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.