Toro (TTC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TTC or DCI?

Toro presently has a consensus target price of $82.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.64%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.12%. Given Toro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Toro is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is TTC or DCI a better dividend stock?

Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Toro pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donaldson pays out 40.3% 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. Toro has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TTC or DCI?

87.9% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Toro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TTC or DCI 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 28.86% beat Toro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	8.77%	27.99%	11.60%
Donaldson	9.94%	28.86%	14.63%

Does the media refer more to TTC or DCI?

In the previous week, Toro had 10 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Toro and 5 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Toro's score of 1.24 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toro	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Donaldson	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TTC or DCI?

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
Toro	$4.55B	1.62	$418.90M	$3.90	19.18
Donaldson	$3.59B	2.40	$414M	$2.98	24.76

Which has more volatility & risk, TTC or DCI?

Toro has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Toro and Donaldson tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.