Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTW or AVNT?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Avient 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 $2.24B 0.20 $7.20M $0.20 61.11 Avient $3.26B 0.97 $81.90M $1.72 20.11

Is MTW or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Avient's return on equity of 11.11% beat Manitowoc's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manitowoc 0.33% 1.85% 0.68% Avient 4.81% 11.11% 4.40%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTW or CAT?

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Caterpillar 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 $2.24B 0.20 $7.20M $0.20 61.11 Caterpillar $67.59B 6.32 $8.88B $20.09 46.15

Is MTW or CAT more profitable?

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Manitowoc's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manitowoc 0.33% 1.85% 0.68% Caterpillar 13.33% 48.21% 10.11%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTW or DOV?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Dover 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 $2.24B 0.20 $7.20M $0.20 61.11 Dover $8.09B 3.56 $1.09B $8.02 26.67

Is MTW or DOV more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Manitowoc's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manitowoc 0.33% 1.85% 0.68% Dover 13.30% 18.01% 10.10%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTW or GWW?

W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. W.W. Grainger 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 $2.24B 0.20 $7.20M $0.20 61.11 W.W. Grainger $17.94B 3.38 $1.71B $37.18 34.58

Is MTW or GWW more profitable?

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 9.70% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 47.87% beat Manitowoc's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manitowoc 0.33% 1.85% 0.68% W.W. Grainger 9.70% 47.87% 21.84%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, OSK or MTW?

Oshkosh has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh $10.42B 0.80 $647M $8.98 14.94 Manitowoc $2.24B 0.20 $7.20M $0.20 61.11

Is OSK or MTW more profitable?

Oshkosh has a net margin of 5.54% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Oshkosh's return on equity of 13.90% beat Manitowoc's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oshkosh 5.54% 13.90% 6.27% Manitowoc 0.33% 1.85% 0.68%

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Should you buy Manitowoc stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Manitowoc with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Manitowoc include Avient (AVNT), Caterpillar (CAT), Dover (DOV), W.W. Grainger (GWW), and Oshkosh (OSK).

How does Manitowoc compare to Avient?

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Avient has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Avient's return on equity of 11.11% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%
Avient	4.81%	11.11%	4.40%

In the previous week, Avient had 2 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Avient and 0 mentions for Manitowoc. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.00 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	Neutral
Avient	Positive

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Avient 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	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	61.11
Avient	$3.26B	0.97	$81.90M	$1.72	20.11

Manitowoc presently has a consensus target price of $10.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.45%. Avient has a consensus target price of $46.40, suggesting a potential upside of 34.16%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Avient beats Manitowoc on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Manitowoc compare to Caterpillar?

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%
Caterpillar	13.33%	48.21%	10.11%

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 52 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Caterpillar and 0 mentions for Manitowoc. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.00 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	Neutral
Caterpillar	Positive

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Caterpillar 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	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	61.11
Caterpillar	$67.59B	6.32	$8.88B	$20.09	46.15

Manitowoc presently has a consensus target price of $10.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.45%. Caterpillar has a consensus target price of $933.27, suggesting a potential upside of 0.66%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Caterpillar	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Summary

Caterpillar beats Manitowoc on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Manitowoc compare to Dover?

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Manitowoc currently has a consensus target price of $10.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.45%. Dover has a consensus target price of $237.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.96%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

In the previous week, Dover had 4 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dover and 0 mentions for Manitowoc. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.00 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	Neutral
Dover	Positive

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Dover 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	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	61.11
Dover	$8.09B	3.56	$1.09B	$8.02	26.67

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dover beats Manitowoc on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Manitowoc compare to W.W. Grainger?

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 18 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 0 mentions for Manitowoc. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.00 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manitowoc	Neutral
W.W. Grainger	Positive

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 9.70% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 47.87% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%
W.W. Grainger	9.70%	47.87%	21.84%

W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. W.W. Grainger 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	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	61.11
W.W. Grainger	$17.94B	3.38	$1.71B	$37.18	34.58

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Manitowoc currently has a consensus price target of $10.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.45%. W.W. Grainger has a consensus price target of $1,212.88, suggesting a potential downside of 5.68%. Given W.W. Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
W.W. Grainger	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Summary

W.W. Grainger beats Manitowoc on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Manitowoc compare to Oshkosh?

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) and Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) are both construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 10 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Oshkosh and 0 mentions for Manitowoc. Oshkosh's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.00 indicating that Oshkosh is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oshkosh	Positive
Manitowoc	Neutral

Oshkosh has a net margin of 5.54% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Oshkosh's return on equity of 13.90% beat Manitowoc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oshkosh	5.54%	13.90%	6.27%
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%

Oshkosh has higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Oshkosh 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
Oshkosh	$10.42B	0.80	$647M	$8.98	14.94
Manitowoc	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	61.11

Oshkosh presently has a consensus price target of $165.38, suggesting a potential upside of 23.24%. Manitowoc has a consensus price target of $10.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.45%. Given Oshkosh's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oshkosh is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oshkosh	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

92.4% of Oshkosh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Oshkosh shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Oshkosh has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Oshkosh beats Manitowoc on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Manitowoc	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$440.97M	$59.41B	$9.51B	$23.28B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.50%	3.53%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	61.11	30.49	25.05	31.00
Price / Sales	0.20	1.52	5,129.23	23.82
Price / Cash	5.72	16.40	28.14	24.93
Price / Book	0.62	3.81	5.07	4.67
Net Income	$7.20M	$1.53B	$794.09M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	1.64%	2.05%	0.45%	-0.67%
1 Month Performance	-9.51%	-3.82%	2.30%	0.22%
1 Year Performance	13.21%	42.16%	30.49%	25.44%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTW Manitowoc	0.9291 of 5 stars	$12.22 -0.5%	$10.33 -15.4%	+18.2%	$440.97M	$2.24B	61.11	4,700
AVNT Avient	4.5504 of 5 stars	$34.63 -2.2%	$46.40 +34.0%	-1.8%	$3.25B	$3.26B	20.13	9,000	News Coverage Positive News
CAT Caterpillar	4.0044 of 5 stars	$865.95 -1.1%	$923.14 +6.6%	+164.0%	$403.42B	$67.59B	43.10	118,000	Positive News Analyst Forecast
DOV Dover	3.5329 of 5 stars	$207.83 -1.7%	$237.36 +14.2%	+20.4%	$28.46B	$8.09B	25.91	24,000
GWW W.W. Grainger	3.2921 of 5 stars	$1,242.55 +0.7%	$1,212.88 -2.4%	+18.1%	$58.27B	$18.38B	33.42	22,100	Positive News

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