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PLOW vs. ALG, TRN, LNN, GBX, 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), Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), 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

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.

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.

In the previous week, Alamo Group had 4 more articles in the media than Douglas Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Alamo Group and 6 mentions for Douglas Dynamics. Alamo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Douglas Dynamics' score of 0.34 indicating that Alamo Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

92.4% of Alamo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% 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.

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%

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 3.8%. 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.

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
Alamo Group$1.63B1.67$115.93M$9.6023.43
Douglas Dynamics$568.50M1.26$56.15M$2.7211.37

Alamo Group currently has a consensus target price of $196.33, indicating a potential downside of 12.72%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.24%. 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)
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

Summary

Alamo Group beats Douglas Dynamics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$727.62M$2.39B$17.09B$20.71B
Dividend Yield3.76%3.52%2.92%3.72%
P/E Ratio11.3723.2123.9325.95
Price / Sales1.261.1135.1438.53
Price / Cash14.818.9217.9518.22
Price / Book2.702.632.584.59
Net Income$56.15M$100.98M$769.06M$982.91M
7 Day Performance5.38%7.90%1.72%1.73%
1 Month Performance11.24%1.10%2.67%4.26%
1 Year Performance42.93%29.07%0.24%14.35%

Douglas Dynamics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
3.7577 of 5 stars
$30.93
-1.3%
$29.00
-6.2%
+44.8%$727.62M$568.50M11.371,673
ALG
Alamo Group
2.9842 of 5 stars
$211.97
-1.2%
$196.33
-7.4%
+36.5%$2.59B$1.63B22.083,750Dividend Announcement
TRN
Trinity Industries
2.7162 of 5 stars
$26.15
+1.5%
$27.50
+5.2%
-1.7%$2.10B$3.08B16.142,890
LNN
Lindsay
2.9265 of 5 stars
$136.82
+0.8%
$128.00
-6.4%
+30.4%$1.48B$607.07M19.461,280
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
3.9531 of 5 stars
$45.78
+0.2%
$57.00
+24.5%
+15.9%$1.43B$3.54B7.3114,200Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
ASTE
Astec Industries
0.759 of 5 stars
$38.62
-0.7%
$41.00
+6.2%
+45.7%$889.30M$1.31B58.524,148
TWI
Titan International
2.7513 of 5 stars
$8.95
-2.8%
$11.00
+22.9%
+54.2%$586.71M$1.85B-42.628,303Analyst Revision
MLR
Miller Industries
3.5973 of 5 stars
$44.33
+1.4%
$82.00
+85.0%
-12.9%$500.89M$1.26B9.411,711
WNC
Wabash National
2.5918 of 5 stars
$10.35
+1.3%
$9.50
-8.2%
-45.1%$427.49M$1.95B-6.676,000Positive News
MTW
Manitowoc
3.1947 of 5 stars
$11.41
+0.8%
$10.86
-4.8%
+24.3%$401.22M$2.18B9.134,800
RAIL
Freightcar America
3.0695 of 5 stars
$8.49
-1.0%
$9.00
+6.0%
+175.7%$163.37M$559.42M-9.132,030

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This page (NYSE:PLOW) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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