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PLOW vs. TRN, ALG, GBX, ASTE, and LNN

Should you buy Douglas Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Douglas Dynamics with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Douglas Dynamics include Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Astec Industries (ASTE), and Lindsay (LNN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.

How does Douglas Dynamics compare to Trinity Industries?

Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Trinity Industries has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Douglas Dynamics' net margin of 7.83%. Trinity Industries' return on equity of 21.86% beat Douglas Dynamics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Trinity Industries12.37% 21.86% 3.04%
Douglas Dynamics 7.83%19.72%8.34%

Trinity Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Trinity Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Trinity Industries$2.06B1.37$253.10M$3.1211.42
Douglas Dynamics$656.05M1.60$46.90M$2.2220.43

Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Trinity Industries presently has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.39%. Douglas Dynamics has a consensus target price of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Trinity Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Trinity Industries pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics pays out 53.2% 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. Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 14 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 3 mentions for Trinity Industries. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Trinity Industries' score of 0.51 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Douglas Dynamics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Trinity Industries beats Douglas Dynamics on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Douglas Dynamics compare to Alamo Group?

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

Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Alamo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamo Group pays out 16.3% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Douglas Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Alamo Group has a consensus price target of $224.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.59%. Given Alamo Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Alamo Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 10 more articles in the media than Alamo Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 7 mentions for Alamo Group. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Alamo Group's score of 0.72 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alamo Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alamo Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Alamo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alamo Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 7.83% compared to Alamo Group's net margin of 6.21%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 19.72% beat Alamo Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Douglas Dynamics7.83% 19.72% 8.34%
Alamo Group 6.21%9.71%6.84%

Alamo Group has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Alamo Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Dynamics$656.05M1.60$46.90M$2.2220.43
Alamo Group$1.60B1.16$103.80M$8.3618.28

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Alamo Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Douglas Dynamics compare to Greenbrier Companies?

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

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Greenbrier Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Dynamics$656.05M1.60$46.90M$2.2220.43
Greenbrier Companies$3.24B0.47$204.10M$4.6310.60

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 7.83% compared to Greenbrier Companies' net margin of 5.12%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 19.72% beat Greenbrier Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Douglas Dynamics7.83% 19.72% 8.34%
Greenbrier Companies 5.12%8.94%3.50%

91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 15 more articles in the media than Greenbrier Companies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 2 mentions for Greenbrier Companies. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Greenbrier Companies' score of 0.81 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Greenbrier Companies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 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 2.6%. Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greenbrier Companies pays out 29.4% 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. Greenbrier Companies has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Greenbrier Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Douglas Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Greenbrier Companies has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Douglas Dynamics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Greenbrier Companies
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Greenbrier Companies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Douglas Dynamics compare to Astec Industries?

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Douglas Dynamics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Astec Industries. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astec Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Dynamics$656.05M1.60$46.90M$2.2220.43
Astec Industries$1.41B0.81$38.80M$1.1244.55

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics and Douglas Dynamics both had 17 articles in the media. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.32 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Astec Industries
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

Douglas Dynamics currently has a consensus target price of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Given Douglas Dynamics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Astec Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Douglas Dynamics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Astec Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Douglas Dynamics has a net margin of 7.83% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.75%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 19.72% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Douglas Dynamics7.83% 19.72% 8.34%
Astec Industries 1.75%10.09%5.24%

Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out 46.4% 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.

91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are owned 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.

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Astec Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Douglas Dynamics compare to Lindsay?

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

Lindsay has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Lindsay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Dynamics$656.05M1.60$46.90M$2.2220.43
Lindsay$636.56M1.73$74.05M$5.4619.35

In the previous week, Douglas Dynamics had 15 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Douglas Dynamics and 2 mentions for Lindsay. Douglas Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Lindsay's score of 0.40 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lindsay
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Douglas Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. Given Douglas Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Douglas Dynamics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Lindsay
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

Lindsay has a net margin of 9.25% compared to Douglas Dynamics' net margin of 7.83%. Douglas Dynamics' return on equity of 19.72% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Douglas Dynamics7.83% 19.72% 8.34%
Lindsay 9.25%11.28%7.04%

Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 27.1% 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. Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

91.9% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Lindsay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Lindsay on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PLOW vs. The Competition

MetricDouglas DynamicsAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.05B$1.91B$23.24B$22.99B
Dividend Yield2.63%3.51%2.74%4.07%
P/E Ratio20.4427.3623.4328.42
Price / Sales1.600.9519.0824.19
Price / Cash16.089.3711.6825.11
Price / Book3.763.582.744.75
Net Income$46.90M$109.11M$388.47M$1.06B
7 Day Performance0.33%-4.23%2.63%-0.67%
1 Month Performance-2.96%-5.27%2.13%1.82%
1 Year Performance55.73%-18.91%3.51%25.05%

Douglas Dynamics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
4.9373 of 5 stars
$45.37
+1.2%
$54.67
+20.5%
+52.7%$1.05B$656.05M20.441,764
TRN
Trinity Industries
2.2073 of 5 stars
$36.14
-1.0%
$35.50
-1.8%
+35.8%$2.87B$2.16B11.582,650
ALG
Alamo Group
4.9954 of 5 stars
$151.93
-1.9%
$224.00
+47.4%
-25.1%$1.85B$1.60B18.173,800
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
3.3375 of 5 stars
$50.05
-0.3%
$49.00
-2.1%
+4.6%$1.55B$3.24B10.8111,000
ASTE
Astec Industries
3.4345 of 5 stars
$50.06
-5.2%
N/A+15.6%$1.15B$1.48B44.704,468

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