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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Alamo Group beats Douglas Dynamics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PLOW) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff