Titan International (TWI) Competitors

Titan International (NYSE:TWI) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Is TWI or LNN a better dividend stock?

Titan International pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Titan International pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lindsay pays out 20.5% 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. Lindsay has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Lindsay is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate TWI or LNN?

Titan International currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 68.97%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $128.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.20%. Given Titan International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Titan International is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Titan International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor TWI or LNN?

In the previous week, Lindsay had 1 more articles in the media than Titan International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lindsay and 6 mentions for Titan International. Titan International's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lindsay's score of 0.84 indicating that Titan International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titan International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lindsay	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TWI or LNN?

Titan International has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TWI or LNN?

Titan International has higher revenue and earnings than Lindsay. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindsay, 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
Titan International	$1.85B	0.22	$78.76M	-$0.06	-108.50
Lindsay	$647.54M	2.06	$66.26M	$7.03	17.47

Is TWI or LNN more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Titan International's net margin of -0.51%. Lindsay's return on equity of 13.17% beat Titan International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titan International	-0.51%	5.76%	2.04%
Lindsay	11.18%	13.17%	8.33%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TWI or LNN?

80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 32.5% of Titan International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by 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 MarketBeat Community believe in TWI or LNN?

Titan International received 52 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.54% of users gave Titan International an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Titan International	Outperform Votes 336 61.54%	Underperform Votes 210 38.46%
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 284 54.62%	Underperform Votes 236 45.38%

Summary

Titan International beats Lindsay on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.