Terex (TEX) Competitors

Toro (NYSE:TTC) and Terex (NYSE:TEX) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TTC or TEX?

Toro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Terex. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toro, 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
Toro	$4.55B	1.55	$418.90M	$3.90	18.15
Terex	$5.06B	0.64	$335M	$3.67	13.27

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TTC or TEX?

Terex received 142 more outperform votes than Toro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.61% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave Terex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Toro	Outperform Votes 470 68.61%	Underperform Votes 215 31.39%
Terex	Outperform Votes 612 56.98%	Underperform Votes 462 43.02%

Does the media prefer TTC or TEX?

In the previous week, Toro had 41 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Toro and 6 mentions for Terex. Terex's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Toro's score of 0.20 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Terex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TTC or TEX more profitable?

Toro has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Terex's net margin of 6.54%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	9.14%	27.25%	11.63%
Terex	6.54%	21.99%	9.47%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TTC or TEX?

87.9% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Toro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TTC or TEX a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Toro pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terex pays out 18.5% 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. Toro has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Terex has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, TTC or TEX?

Toro has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TTC or TEX?

Toro currently has a consensus target price of $82.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.90%. Terex has a consensus target price of $50.90, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Toro's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Toro is more favorable than Terex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Terex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Toro beats Terex on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.