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MLR vs. LNN, GBX, ASTE, PLOW, TWI, MTW, WNC, RAIL, TWIN, and CVGI

Should you be buying Miller Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Miller Industries include Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), Wabash National (WNC), Freightcar America (RAIL), Twin Disc (TWIN), and Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.

Miller Industries vs. Its Competitors

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

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.21% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 4.81%. Lindsay's return on equity of 15.09% beat Miller Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Miller Industries4.81% 13.78% 7.76%
Lindsay 11.21%15.09%9.54%

79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lindsay has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Miller Industries$1.26B0.37$63.49M$4.718.53
Lindsay$607.07M2.38$66.26M$6.9619.15

In the previous week, Miller Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Miller Industries and 3 mentions for Lindsay. Miller Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Lindsay's score of 0.75 indicating that Miller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Miller Industries currently has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.24%. Lindsay has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.05%. Given Miller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Miller Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Lindsay
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Miller Industries pays out 17.0% 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. Miller Industries has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Miller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

Summary

Miller Industries beats Lindsay on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MLR vs. The Competition

MetricMiller IndustriesAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$460.58M$5.73B$17.52B$20.46B
Dividend Yield1.99%2.55%2.99%3.71%
P/E Ratio8.5346.5923.7429.00
Price / Sales0.3715.5333.6357.02
Price / Cash5.9324.5916.5117.53
Price / Book1.152.752.664.53
Net Income$63.49M$177.23M$818.75M$994.29M
7 Day Performance-6.19%-6.97%-6.89%-3.62%
1 Month Performance-13.53%-0.47%-1.10%-2.71%
1 Year Performance-37.04%15.99%1.48%10.16%

Miller Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MLR
Miller Industries
3.2501 of 5 stars
$40.19
-1.4%
$64.00
+59.2%
-37.0%$460.58M$1.26B8.531,711News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
LNN
Lindsay
2.9141 of 5 stars
$137.55
-0.2%
$136.00
-1.1%
+10.5%$1.50B$607.07M19.761,280
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
4.2133 of 5 stars
$46.87
-0.3%
$59.50
+26.9%
-4.1%$1.45B$3.54B6.6414,200Gap Down
ASTE
Astec Industries
1.2936 of 5 stars
$40.58
+1.4%
$41.00
+1.0%
+18.2%$915.14M$1.31B61.494,148Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
3.9623 of 5 stars
$28.93
-1.1%
$30.00
+3.7%
+0.3%$678.88M$568.50M10.641,673Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
TWI
Titan International
3.3735 of 5 stars
$9.50
-0.7%
$11.33
+19.3%
+5.3%$609.65M$1.85B-45.248,303Trending News
Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
MTW
Manitowoc
3.602 of 5 stars
$13.25
+0.2%
$11.26
-15.0%
+6.3%$468.56M$2.18B10.604,800Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
WNC
Wabash National
3.1891 of 5 stars
$10.40
+4.3%
$9.50
-8.7%
-51.2%$417.45M$1.95B-4.306,000News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
RAIL
Freightcar America
2.5491 of 5 stars
$10.64
-7.2%
$9.00
-15.4%
+198.8%$218.20M$559.42M-11.442,030Upcoming Earnings
TWIN
Twin Disc
3.9 of 5 stars
$8.82
-0.7%
$12.00
+36.1%
-32.8%$125.63M$295.13M30.41760Positive News
CVGI
Commercial Vehicle Group
3.9619 of 5 stars
$1.94
-1.5%
$10.00
+415.5%
-65.2%$68.23M$723.35M-1.876,900News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down

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