Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors

Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALG or PLOW?

92.4% of Alamo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ALG or PLOW more profitable?

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 11.38% compared to Alamo Group's net margin of 7.41%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 15.16% beat Alamo Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamo Group	7.41%	11.45%	8.04%
Douglas Dynamics	11.38%	15.16%	6.29%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamo Group, 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
Alamo Group	$1.60B	1.55	$115.93M	$9.82	20.82
Douglas Dynamics	$582.34M	1.31	$56.15M	$2.79	11.88

Do analysts rate ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group presently has a consensus price target of $234.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.43%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.47%. Given Alamo Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alamo Group is more favorable than Douglas Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Douglas Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ALG or PLOW a better dividend stock?

Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alamo Group pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 42.3% 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. Alamo Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, ALG or PLOW?

Alamo Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ALG or PLOW?

In the previous week, Alamo Group had 3 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alamo Group and 4 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Alamo Group's score of 1.19 indicating that Douglas Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alamo Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Dynamics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Alamo Group beats Douglas Dynamics on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.