Valmont Industries (VMI) Competitors

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, DOV or VMI?

Dover has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DOV or VMI?

In the previous week, Dover had 34 more articles in the media than Valmont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Dover and 7 mentions for Valmont Industries. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Dover's score of 0.38 indicating that Valmont Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Valmont Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DOV or VMI?

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer DOV or VMI?

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $206.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.30%. Valmont Industries has a consensus price target of $362.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.12%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Valmont Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Valmont Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is DOV or VMI a better dividend stock?

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Dover pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valmont Industries pays out 15.8% 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. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Valmont Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DOV or VMI?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Valmont Industries. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valmont Industries, 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
Dover	$7.75B	3.31	$2.70B	$16.60	11.28
Valmont Industries	$4.08B	1.68	$348.26M	$17.18	19.88

Is DOV or VMI more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Valmont Industries' net margin of 8.55%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 22.27% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	28.85%	19.54%	10.16%
Valmont Industries	8.55%	22.27%	10.09%

Summary

Dover beats Valmont Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.