Toro (TTC) Competitors

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Toro (NYSE:TTC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is DCI or TTC more profitable?

Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Toro's net margin of 8.77%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.50% beat Toro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	9.94%	29.50%	14.79%
Toro	8.77%	27.99%	11.60%

Do analysts prefer DCI or TTC?

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $80.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Toro has a consensus price target of $89.60, indicating a potential upside of 10.15%. Given Toro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Toro is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DCI or TTC?

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Toro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DCI or TTC?

Toro has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donaldson, 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
Donaldson	$3.69B	2.51	$414M	$3.05	26.11
Toro	$4.58B	1.75	$418.90M	$3.90	20.86

Is DCI or TTC a better dividend stock?

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Donaldson pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toro pays out 39.0% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Toro has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor DCI or TTC?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 26 more articles in the media than Toro. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Donaldson and 19 mentions for Toro. Toro's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Donaldson's score of 0.94 indicating that Toro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	16 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toro	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, DCI or TTC?

Donaldson has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Toro beats Donaldson on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.