Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Competitors

Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate TRN or PLOW?

Trinity Industries presently has a consensus target price of $29.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.19%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Trinity Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Douglas Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TRN or PLOW?

Trinity Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Industries, 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
Trinity Industries	$3.08B	0.66	$106M	$1.64	15.27
Douglas Dynamics	$568.50M	0.97	$23.72M	$2.34	10.23

Does the media refer more to TRN or PLOW?

In the previous week, Trinity Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Trinity Industries and 3 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Trinity Industries' score of 0.89 indicating that Douglas Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Dynamics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRN or PLOW more profitable?

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 4.49%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 12.68% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Industries	4.49%	11.78%	1.71%
Douglas Dynamics	9.89%	12.68%	4.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRN or PLOW?

Trinity Industries received 113 more outperform votes than Douglas Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Trinity Industries an outperform vote while only 55.11% of users gave Douglas Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trinity Industries	Outperform Votes 399 62.83%	Underperform Votes 236 37.17%
Douglas Dynamics	Outperform Votes 286 55.11%	Underperform Votes 233 44.89%

Is TRN or PLOW a better dividend stock?

Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Trinity Industries pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 50.4% 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. Trinity Industries has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Douglas Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRN or PLOW?

Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TRN or PLOW?

86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Trinity Industries 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Trinity Industries on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.