Toro (TTC) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	2.54	$367M	$3.05	26.58
Toro	$4.58B	1.56	$418.90M	$3.30	22.12

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DCI or TTC?

82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Toro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DCI or TTC?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 2 more articles in the media than Toro. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Donaldson and 7 mentions for Toro. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Toro's score of 0.37 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DCI or TTC?

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do analysts prefer DCI or TTC?

Donaldson presently has a consensus target price of $80.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.92%. Toro has a consensus target price of $92.60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.88%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

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 2.1%. 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.

Summary

Donaldson beats Toro on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.