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.
Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Lindsay received 116 more outperform votes than Miller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.14% of users gave Miller Industries an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.
Miller Industries currently has a consensus target price of $82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.31%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $128.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.72%. Given Miller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Lindsay.
Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 5.23%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 18.76% beat Lindsay's return on equity.
Miller Industries has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Miller Industries pays out 17.0% 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. Miller Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lindsay has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Miller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Miller Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Miller Industries and 6 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Miller Industries' score of 1.35 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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.
Summary
Miller Industries beats Lindsay on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MLR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff