Lindsay (LNN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEX or LNN?

Terex received 321 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.66% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 602 57.66%	Underperform Votes 442 42.34%
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 281 54.88%	Underperform Votes 231 45.12%

Which has better 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	$5.19B	0.66	$518M	$7.55	6.74
Lindsay	$619.21M	2.14	$72.38M	$6.59	18.49

Do analysts recommend TEX or LNN?

Terex currently has a consensus price target of $60.90, suggesting a potential upside of 19.67%. Lindsay has a consensus price target of $138.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.50%. Given Terex's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Terex is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is TEX or LNN a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Terex pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 21.9% 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. Lindsay has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Terex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer TEX or LNN?

In the previous week, Terex had 2 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Terex and 5 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Terex's score of 0.75 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TEX or LNN?

Terex has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TEX or LNN more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Terex's net margin of 9.55%. Terex's return on equity of 27.89% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	9.55%	27.89%	12.83%
Lindsay	11.75%	14.41%	8.96%

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

92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Lindsay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Terex beats Lindsay on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.