MTW vs. ASTE, CMCO, DMRC, ACCO, EBF, EAF, ITRN, KRT, ALTG, and CIX
Should you be buying Manitowoc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manitowoc include Astec Industries (ASTE), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Digimarc (DMRC), ACCO Brands (ACCO), Ennis (EBF), GrafTech International (EAF), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Karat Packaging (KRT), Alta Equipment Group (ALTG), and CompX International (CIX). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) and Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Manitowoc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Manitowoc received 40 more outperform votes than Astec Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.37% of users gave Astec Industries an outperform vote while only 56.47% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote.
Manitowoc has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Manitowoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astec Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Astec Industries has a net margin of 2.50% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.76%. Manitowoc's return on equity of 9.46% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, Manitowoc had 3 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Manitowoc and 3 mentions for Astec Industries. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.46 indicating that Astec Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Astec Industries currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.84%. Manitowoc has a consensus target price of $17.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.10%. Given Astec Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than Astec Industries.
Astec Industries has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Astec Industries beats Manitowoc on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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