Manitowoc (MTW) Competitors

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend MTW or GBX?

Manitowoc presently has a consensus price target of $10.86, suggesting a potential downside of 4.99%. Greenbrier Companies has a consensus price target of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.56%. Given Greenbrier Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenbrier Companies is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTW or GBX?

Manitowoc received 14 more outperform votes than Greenbrier Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.65% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote while only 55.47% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 55.47%	Underperform Votes 354 44.53%
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 427 60.65%	Underperform Votes 277 39.35%

Which has more volatility and risk, MTW or GBX?

Manitowoc has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MTW or GBX?

In the previous week, Manitowoc and Manitowoc both had 3 articles in the media. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.22 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Greenbrier Companies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MTW or GBX a better dividend stock?

Manitowoc pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Manitowoc pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.4% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Greenbrier Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTW or GBX?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitowoc, 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
Manitowoc	$2.15B	0.19	$55.80M	$1.25	9.14
Greenbrier Companies	$3.51B	0.41	$160.10M	$6.26	7.37

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTW or GBX?

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MTW or GBX more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 2.56%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 12.10% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	2.56%	2.46%	0.83%
Greenbrier Companies	5.10%	12.10%	4.39%

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Manitowoc on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.