Miller Industries (MLR) Competitors

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) and Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) 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 earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is GBX or MLR a better dividend stock?

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Miller Industries pays out 17.0% 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. Greenbrier Companies has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Miller Industries has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Greenbrier Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer GBX or MLR?

Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus target price of $59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.84%. Miller Industries has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.94%. Given Miller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

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

Is GBX or MLR more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 4.81%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 14.56% beat Miller Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies	6.48%	14.56%	5.43%
Miller Industries	4.81%	13.78%	7.76%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GBX or MLR?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Miller Industries. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Miller Industries, 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
Greenbrier Companies	$3.54B	0.47	$160.10M	$7.06	7.60
Miller Industries	$1.26B	0.41	$63.49M	$4.71	9.57

Does the media refer more to GBX or MLR?

In the previous week, Greenbrier Companies had 13 more articles in the media than Miller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Greenbrier Companies and 1 mentions for Miller Industries. Miller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Greenbrier Companies' score of 0.68 indicating that Miller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greenbrier Companies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Miller Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GBX or MLR?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GBX or MLR?

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Miller Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.