Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OSK or CNH?

CNH Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Oshkosh. Oshkosh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNH Industrial, 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	$10.76B	0.74	$681.40M	$9.36	13.27
CNH Industrial	$18.85B	0.89	$1.25B	$0.82	16.46

Which has more risk and volatility, OSK or CNH?

Oshkosh has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNH Industrial has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OSK or CNH a better dividend stock?

Oshkosh pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CNH Industrial pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Oshkosh pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNH Industrial pays out 57.3% 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. Oshkosh has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Does the media favor OSK or CNH?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 3 more articles in the media than CNH Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Oshkosh and 14 mentions for CNH Industrial. Oshkosh's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat CNH Industrial's score of 0.56 indicating that Oshkosh is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oshkosh	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNH Industrial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OSK or CNH?

92.4% of Oshkosh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of CNH Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Oshkosh shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CNH Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer OSK or CNH?

Oshkosh presently has a consensus price target of $123.14, suggesting a potential downside of 0.86%. CNH Industrial has a consensus price target of $15.08, suggesting a potential upside of 11.74%. Given CNH Industrial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CNH Industrial is more favorable than Oshkosh.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oshkosh	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
CNH Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is OSK or CNH more profitable?

Oshkosh has a net margin of 5.84% compared to CNH Industrial's net margin of 5.53%. Oshkosh's return on equity of 17.22% beat CNH Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oshkosh	5.84%	17.22%	7.29%
CNH Industrial	5.53%	14.32%	2.56%

Summary

Oshkosh and CNH Industrial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.