Tennant (TNC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TKR or TNC?

In the previous week, Timken had 10 more articles in the media than Tennant. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Timken and 29 mentions for Tennant. Tennant's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Timken's score of 0.28 indicating that Tennant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tennant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TKR or TNC?

Timken has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tennant has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TKR or TNC?

Timken currently has a consensus target price of $79.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.95%. Tennant has a consensus target price of $125.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.80%. Given Tennant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TKR or TNC?

Timken received 78 more outperform votes than Tennant when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.80% of users gave Tennant an outperform vote while only 62.73% of users gave Timken an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Timken	Outperform Votes 414 62.73%	Underperform Votes 246 37.27%
Tennant	Outperform Votes 336 62.80%	Underperform Votes 199 37.20%

Which has higher valuation & 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	$4.57B	1.02	$352.70M	$4.99	13.34
Tennant	$1.29B	1.05	$109.50M	$4.38	16.33

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%

Is TKR or TNC a better dividend stock?

Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.36 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 1.7%. Timken pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tennant pays out 26.9% 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 raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Tennant has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TKR or TNC?

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Tennant shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Tennant shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tennant beats Timken on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.