Lindsay (LNN) Competitors $137.22 -1.56 (-1.12%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$137.15 -0.07 (-0.05%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LNN vs. FSS, TEX, ALG, TRN, GBX, ASTE, PLOW, MLR, TWI, and MTWShould you be buying Lindsay stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lindsay include Federal Signal (FSS), Terex (TEX), Alamo Group (ALG), Trinity Industries (TRN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), and Manitowoc (MTW). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Lindsay vs. Federal Signal Terex Alamo Group Trinity Industries Greenbrier Companies Astec Industries Douglas Dynamics Miller Industries Titan International Manitowoc 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) 2.75Lindsay 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFederal Signal$1.90B2.98$157.40M$3.4227.20Lindsay$647.54M2.30$66.26M$7.0319.52 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFederal SignalOutperform Votes31258.21% Underperform Votes22441.79% LindsayOutperform Votes28454.62% Underperform Votes23645.38% 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 Signal11.57% 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. SummaryFederal Signal beats Lindsay on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lindsay News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LNN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LNN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLindsayFarm machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.49B$25.25B$7.63B$19.30BDividend Yield1.02%0.98%4.58%3.83%P/E Ratio22.0312.9723.1534.53Price / Sales2.301.3290.0034.84Price / Cash18.0612.0526.9417.51Price / Book3.112.953.974.69Net Income$66.26M$1.15B$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.35%-1.30%0.10%-2.43%1 Month Performance9.26%17.25%10.55%6.27%1 Year Performance20.27%12.47%26.18%5.78% Lindsay Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNNLindsay3.4133 of 5 stars$137.22-1.1%$128.00-6.7%+18.5%$1.49B$647.54M22.031,260Positive NewsFSSFederal Signal1.7469 of 5 stars$95.90+0.6%$98.00+2.2%+7.2%$5.85B$1.90B27.804,100Positive NewsTEXTerex4.5422 of 5 stars$48.35+0.7%$49.40+2.2%-25.9%$3.20B$5.06B9.759,300Analyst UpgradeALGAlamo Group3.2861 of 5 stars$203.58+0.2%$196.33-3.6%+2.2%$2.46B$1.59B20.504,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTRNTrinity Industries3.1835 of 5 stars$26.70-0.6%$27.50+3.0%-15.1%$2.18B$2.86B16.289,220Positive NewsGBXGreenbrier Companies4.7417 of 5 stars$46.82-1.3%$57.00+21.7%-11.0%$1.47B$3.51B8.1714,400Positive NewsASTEAstec Industries1.45 of 5 stars$41.71-0.7%$41.00-1.7%+15.4%$953.78M$1.33B-521.314,290Positive NewsPLOWDouglas Dynamics4.1741 of 5 stars$28.61-0.9%$29.00+1.4%+5.6%$664.01M$587.92M12.441,810Positive NewsMLRMiller Industries3.7303 of 5 stars$46.64+0.6%$82.00+75.8%-24.1%$534.45M$1.13B7.731,450Positive NewsTWITitan International4.0557 of 5 stars$7.40-1.3%$11.00+48.6%-16.2%$471.41M$1.85B-61.677,500Gap DownMTWManitowoc3.8174 of 5 stars$11.58-1.5%$10.86-6.2%-16.2%$410.43M$2.15B7.474,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Federal Signal Alternatives Terex Alternatives Alamo Group Alternatives Trinity Industries Alternatives Greenbrier Companies Alternatives Astec Industries Alternatives Douglas Dynamics Alternatives Miller Industries Alternatives Titan International Alternatives Manitowoc Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LNN) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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