Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AGCO or LNN?

Lindsay has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AGCO. AGCO 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
AGCO	$11.66B	0.70	-$424.80M	-$7.80	-14.06
Lindsay	$607.07M	2.65	$66.26M	$6.96	21.31

Is AGCO or LNN a better dividend stock?

AGCO pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. AGCO pays out -14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 20.7% 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. AGCO has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. AGCO is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor AGCO or LNN?

In the previous week, Lindsay had 4 more articles in the media than AGCO. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lindsay and 14 mentions for AGCO. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat AGCO's score of 0.31 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGCO	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lindsay	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGCO or LNN?

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

Is AGCO or LNN more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.21% compared to AGCO's net margin of -5.40%. Lindsay's return on equity of 15.09% beat AGCO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGCO	-5.40%	10.60%	3.35%
Lindsay	11.21%	15.09%	9.54%

Do analysts prefer AGCO or LNN?

AGCO presently has a consensus target price of $104.10, indicating a potential downside of 5.10%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $136.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.29%. Given AGCO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AGCO is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGCO	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, AGCO or LNN?

AGCO has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% 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.

Summary

Lindsay beats AGCO on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.