Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors $28.63 -0.12 (-0.40%) As of 02:43 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLOW vs. ALG, TRN, GBX, LNN, ASTE, TWI, MLR, MTW, WNC, and RAILShould you be buying Douglas Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Dynamics include Alamo Group (ALG), Trinity Industries (TRN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Astec Industries (ASTE), Titan International (TWI), Miller Industries (MLR), Manitowoc (MTW), Wabash National (WNC), and Freightcar America (RAIL). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Douglas Dynamics vs. Its Competitors Alamo Group Trinity Industries Greenbrier Companies Lindsay Astec Industries Titan International Miller Industries Manitowoc Wabash National Freightcar America Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is ALG or PLOW more profitable? Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Alamo Group's net margin of 7.25%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 15.17% beat Alamo Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alamo Group7.25% 11.56% 7.92% Douglas Dynamics 11.00%15.17%6.21% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, 2.0% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ALG or PLOW? Alamo Group currently has a consensus target price of $206.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.07%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.77%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Alamo Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alamo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Douglas 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 0.5%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 43.4% 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. Alamo Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media favor ALG or PLOW? In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 1 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 7 mentions for Alamo Group. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.64 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Douglas Dynamics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlamo Group$1.59B1.67$115.93M$9.6022.88Douglas Dynamics$587.92M1.13$56.15M$2.7210.53 Which has more risk and volatility, ALG or PLOW? Alamo Group has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDouglas Dynamics beats Alamo Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Douglas Dynamics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLOW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDouglas DynamicsAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$664.57M$2.08B$17.43B$20.89BDividend Yield4.03%3.85%2.87%3.60%P/E Ratio10.5322.3524.5428.01Price / Sales1.131.0634.6768.85Price / Cash13.658.4217.7423.29Price / Book2.502.482.774.56Net Income$56.15M$100.98M$818.76M$993.24M7 Day Performance-3.48%-6.07%-6.32%-1.58%1 Month Performance-2.44%5.19%5.76%3.09%1 Year Performance-6.76%7.21%-0.59%9.26% Douglas Dynamics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLOWDouglas Dynamics4.3043 of 5 stars$28.63-0.4%$30.00+4.8%+9.0%$664.57M$587.92M10.531,673Upcoming EarningsALGAlamo Group3.1503 of 5 stars$215.70-0.7%$196.33-9.0%+12.0%$2.63B$1.63B22.473,750TRNTrinity Industries3.823 of 5 stars$26.04-0.9%$27.50+5.6%-22.8%$2.14B$3.08B16.082,890News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGBXGreenbrier Companies4.6142 of 5 stars$48.12-1.1%$59.50+23.6%-7.4%$1.50B$3.54B6.8214,200LNNLindsay3.6018 of 5 stars$134.75-1.8%$136.00+0.9%+9.2%$1.49B$607.07M19.711,280Positive NewsASTEAstec Industries0.9386 of 5 stars$38.18+0.6%$41.00+7.4%+15.8%$868.26M$1.31B57.854,148News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementTWITitan International3.8107 of 5 stars$9.16+1.3%$11.00+20.1%+8.4%$575.89M$1.85B904.008,303Upcoming EarningsMLRMiller Industries3.627 of 5 stars$41.94-0.9%$64.00+52.6%-37.7%$485.07M$1.26B8.901,711News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMTWManitowoc3.8699 of 5 stars$12.26-0.4%$11.26-8.1%+0.7%$436.31M$2.18B111.914,800News CoverageWNCWabash National2.3628 of 5 stars$9.54-1.6%$9.50-0.4%-49.6%$405.72M$1.95B-6.156,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionRAILFreightcar America2.9845 of 5 stars$10.75-1.3%$9.00-16.3%+202.3%$207.35M$494.66M-11.562,030Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alamo Group Competitors Trinity Industries Competitors Greenbrier Companies Competitors Lindsay Competitors Astec Industries Competitors Titan International Competitors Miller Industries Competitors Manitowoc Competitors Wabash National Competitors Freightcar America Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PLOW) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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