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PLOW vs. ALG, TRN, GBX, LNN, ASTE, TWI, MLR, WNC, MTW, and RAIL

Should 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), Wabash National (WNC), Manitowoc (MTW), and Freightcar America (RAIL). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.

Douglas Dynamics vs. Its Competitors

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

91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Alamo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alamo Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 6 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 5 mentions for Alamo Group. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Douglas Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 0.5%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 43.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamo Group pays out 12.5% 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.

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 Ratio
Douglas Dynamics$587.92M1.22$56.15M$2.7211.32
Alamo Group$1.63B1.68$115.93M$9.6023.63

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% 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.

Douglas Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.81%. Alamo Group has a consensus target price of $196.33, indicating a potential downside of 13.47%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Alamo Group.

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

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
Douglas Dynamics11.00% 15.17% 6.21%
Alamo Group 7.25%11.56%7.92%

Summary

Douglas Dynamics and Alamo Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PLOW vs. The Competition

MetricDouglas DynamicsAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$718.32M$2.40B$16.66B$20.59B
Dividend Yield3.84%3.54%2.91%3.73%
P/E Ratio11.3223.8523.9928.00
Price / Sales1.221.1334.3654.23
Price / Cash14.628.8917.6422.41
Price / Book2.692.682.664.61
Net Income$56.15M$100.98M$769.06M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-1.74%9.81%2.09%3.27%
1 Month Performance6.89%7.71%4.23%4.46%
1 Year Performance38.94%27.12%-3.32%12.40%

Douglas Dynamics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
3.9256 of 5 stars
$30.79
-0.5%
$29.00
-5.8%
+43.4%$718.32M$587.92M11.321,673Trending News
ALG
Alamo Group
2.8829 of 5 stars
$224.94
-0.6%
$196.33
-12.7%
+37.5%$2.73B$1.63B23.433,750
TRN
Trinity Industries
3.1385 of 5 stars
$28.62
-1.4%
$27.50
-3.9%
-1.1%$2.37B$3.08B17.672,890
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
4.0147 of 5 stars
$56.13
-0.3%
$59.50
+6.0%
+27.4%$1.74B$3.54B7.9514,200Insider Trade
LNN
Lindsay
2.8239 of 5 stars
$145.71
-1.7%
$136.00
-6.7%
+26.0%$1.61B$607.07M20.941,280High Trading Volume
ASTE
Astec Industries
0.7815 of 5 stars
$41.56
-2.4%
$41.00
-1.3%
+39.1%$974.13M$1.33B62.974,148
TWI
Titan International
2.8093 of 5 stars
$10.31
-3.8%
$11.00
+6.7%
+50.2%$682.91M$1.85B-49.108,303
MLR
Miller Industries
3.6597 of 5 stars
$45.28
-2.6%
$64.00
+41.3%
-17.8%$532.61M$1.13B9.611,711
WNC
Wabash National
2.7437 of 5 stars
$11.27
-1.9%
$9.50
-15.7%
-45.7%$481.09M$1.81B-7.276,000Positive News
MTW
Manitowoc
3.5487 of 5 stars
$12.76
-0.9%
$10.86
-14.9%
+30.0%$456.51M$2.18B10.214,800
RAIL
Freightcar America
3.1854 of 5 stars
$9.91
+10.9%
$9.00
-9.2%
+280.4%$170.22M$559.42M-10.662,030News Coverage

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