Manitowoc (MTW) Competitors

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is LNN or MTW a better dividend stock?

Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Manitowoc pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lindsay pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manitowoc pays out 6.4% 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. Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Lindsay is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LNN or MTW?

89.9% of Lindsay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company 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.

Is LNN or MTW more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 2.56%. Lindsay's return on equity of 13.17% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindsay	11.18%	13.17%	8.33%
Manitowoc	2.56%	2.46%	0.83%

Does the media refer more to LNN or MTW?

In the previous week, Manitowoc had 1 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Manitowoc and 6 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.74 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lindsay	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Manitowoc	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LNN or MTW?

Lindsay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manitowoc. Manitowoc 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	$647.54M	2.37	$66.26M	$7.03	20.08
Manitowoc	$2.15B	0.19	$55.80M	$1.25	9.14

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNN or MTW?

Manitowoc received 157 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.47% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 284 54.62%	Underperform Votes 236 45.38%
Manitowoc	Outperform Votes 441 55.47%	Underperform Votes 354 44.53%

Do analysts rate LNN or MTW?

Lindsay currently has a consensus price target of $128.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.33%. Manitowoc has a consensus price target of $10.86, suggesting a potential downside of 4.90%. Given Manitowoc's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manitowoc 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
Manitowoc	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Which has more risk and volatility, LNN or MTW?

Lindsay has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lindsay beats Manitowoc on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.