Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors $30.66 +0.36 (+1.19%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.67 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 04:17 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, LNN, GBX, ASTE, TWI, MLR, WNC, MTW, and TWINShould you be buying Douglas Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Dynamics include Alamo Group (ALG), Trinity Industries (TRN), Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Astec Industries (ASTE), Titan International (TWI), Miller Industries (MLR), Wabash National (WNC), Manitowoc (MTW), and Twin Disc (TWIN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Douglas Dynamics vs. Its Competitors Alamo Group Trinity Industries Lindsay Greenbrier Companies Astec Industries Titan International Miller Industries Wabash National Manitowoc Twin Disc Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) and Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG) are both construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is PLOW or ALG a better dividend stock? Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamo Group pays out 12.2% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLOW or ALG? 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Alamo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PLOW or ALG? 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 RatioDouglas Dynamics$582.34M1.21$56.15M$2.7910.99Alamo Group$1.60B1.44$115.93M$9.8219.29 Do analysts prefer PLOW or ALG? Douglas Dynamics presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.15%. Alamo Group has a consensus price target of $234.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.51%. Given Alamo Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alamo Group is more favorable than Douglas Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Douglas Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Alamo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PLOW or ALG 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 Douglas Dynamics11.38% 15.16% 6.29% Alamo Group 7.41%11.45%8.04% Does the media prefer PLOW or ALG? In the previous week, Alamo Group had 2 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Alamo Group and 1 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Alamo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 0.00 indicating that Alamo Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Douglas Dynamics Neutral Alamo Group Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, PLOW or ALG? Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alamo Group has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlamo Group beats Douglas Dynamics on 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$698.14M$2.19B$21.75B$22.02BDividend Yield3.86%3.61%2.75%3.58%P/E Ratio10.9934.5617.1729.86Price / Sales1.211.1248.4164.52Price / Cash14.319.3220.4824.43Price / Book2.682.762.954.64Net Income$56.15M$100.98M$815.96M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.24%-4.52%-0.29%0.44%1 Month Performance-6.11%-2.06%0.59%3.13%1 Year Performance16.84%16.54%8.44%15.30% Douglas Dynamics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLOWDouglas Dynamics3.8473 of 5 stars$30.66+1.2%$30.00-2.2%+15.3%$698.14M$582.34M10.991,673Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastALGAlamo Group4.8452 of 5 stars$189.76-1.5%$234.00+23.3%+10.0%$2.33B$1.60B19.323,750Analyst ForecastTRNTrinity Industries3.6602 of 5 stars$27.83-0.7%$27.50-1.2%-17.9%$2.27B$3.08B24.412,890Analyst ForecastLNNLindsay3.1116 of 5 stars$140.17+0.3%$136.00-3.0%+15.6%$1.52B$607.07M20.141,280Analyst ForecastGBXGreenbrier Companies4.1897 of 5 stars$45.98-0.5%$59.50+29.4%-7.7%$1.43B$3.54B6.5114,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastASTEAstec Industries1.8894 of 5 stars$47.93+0.4%$41.00-14.5%+58.9%$1.09B$1.31B24.094,148News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTWITitan International3.1133 of 5 stars$7.68-0.1%$11.33+47.5%+13.5%$491.36M$1.85B-24.788,303Analyst ForecastMLRMiller Industries3.8524 of 5 stars$39.58+0.3%$64.00+61.7%-35.1%$452.25M$975.86M10.811,711News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWNCWabash National3.1938 of 5 stars$9.90-3.3%$9.50-4.0%-49.4%$418.80M$1.72B-4.096,000Analyst ForecastMTWManitowoc3.6456 of 5 stars$9.91-0.8%$11.00+11.1%+16.6%$353.88M$2.13B7.924,800Analyst ForecastTWINTwin Disc1.7255 of 5 stars$14.12+0.9%$12.00-15.0%+17.3%$201.32M$340.74M-100.85760Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alamo Group Competitors Trinity Industries Competitors Lindsay Competitors Greenbrier Companies Competitors Astec Industries Competitors Titan International Competitors Miller Industries Competitors Wabash National Competitors Manitowoc Competitors Twin Disc 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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