Toro (TTC) Competitors

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

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 2.0%. Donaldson pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toro pays out 46.1% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DCI or TTC?

In the previous week, Toro had 1 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Toro and 9 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Toro's score of 0.85 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Toro	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DCI or TTC?

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $80.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.85%. Toro has a consensus price target of $92.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.13%. Given Toro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Which has more risk and volatility, DCI or TTC?

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

Which has preferable earnings & 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	2.56	$367M	$3.05	26.56
Toro	$4.58B	1.65	$418.90M	$3.30	23.36

Is DCI or TTC more profitable?

Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Toro's net margin of 7.37%. 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	7.37%	28.98%	11.73%

Summary

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