Miller Industries (MLR) Competitors

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is LNN or MLR more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.21% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 4.35%. Lindsay's return on equity of 15.09% beat Miller Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindsay	11.21%	15.09%	9.54%
Miller Industries	4.35%	10.48%	6.33%

Do analysts recommend LNN or MLR?

Lindsay currently has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.93%. Miller Industries has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.05%. Given Miller Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Miller Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, LNN or MLR?

Lindsay has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LNN or MLR?

Lindsay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Miller Industries. Miller Industries 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
Lindsay	$607.07M	2.56	$66.26M	$6.96	20.55
Miller Industries	$1.26B	0.41	$63.49M	$3.66	12.22

Does the media prefer LNN or MLR?

In the previous week, Lindsay had 5 more articles in the media than Miller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lindsay and 1 mentions for Miller Industries. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Miller Industries' score of 1.18 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lindsay	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Miller Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LNN or MLR a better dividend stock?

Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Lindsay pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Miller Industries 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 and Miller Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Lindsay beats Miller Industries on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.