Tennant (TNC) Competitors

Timken (NYSE:TKR) and Tennant (NYSE:TNC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TKR or TNC?

Timken received 80 more outperform votes than Tennant when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.80% of users gave Tennant an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave Timken an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Timken	Outperform Votes 416 62.75%	Underperform Votes 247 37.25%
Tennant	Outperform Votes 336 62.80%	Underperform Votes 199 37.20%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TKR or TNC?

89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Tennant shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Tennant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TKR or TNC more profitable?

Timken has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Tennant's net margin of 6.51%. Tennant's return on equity of 19.98% beat Timken's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timken	7.71%	13.93%	6.23%
Tennant	6.51%	19.98%	10.62%

Which has more volatility & risk, TKR or TNC?

Timken has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tennant has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TKR or TNC?

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than Tennant. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tennant, 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
Timken	$4.52B	1.06	$352.70M	$4.64	14.77
Tennant	$1.27B	1.07	$109.50M	$3.58	20.33

Is TKR or TNC a better dividend stock?

Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Tennant pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Timken pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tennant pays out 33.0% 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. Timken has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Tennant has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Timken is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to TKR or TNC?

In the previous week, Timken had 17 more articles in the media than Tennant. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Timken and 7 mentions for Tennant. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Tennant's score of 0.83 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tennant	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TKR or TNC?

Timken presently has a consensus target price of $78.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.51%. Tennant has a consensus target price of $125.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.77%. Given Tennant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tennant is more favorable than Timken.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Tennant	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Timken beats Tennant on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.