Wabtec (WAB) Competitors

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, AMP or WAB?

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Wabtec. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wabtec, 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
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	2.82	$3.40B	$32.14	16.08
Wabtec	$10.39B	3.21	$1.06B	$6.70	29.10

Does the media refer more to AMP or WAB?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 32 more articles in the media than Wabtec. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 5 mentions for Wabtec. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Wabtec's score of 0.68 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameriprise Financial	31 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Wabtec	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMP or WAB a better dividend stock?

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Wabtec pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wabtec pays out 14.9% 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. Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Wabtec has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Ameriprise Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AMP or WAB more profitable?

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Wabtec's net margin of 10.92%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Wabtec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%
Wabtec	10.92%	13.65%	7.41%

Do analysts prefer AMP or WAB?

Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus target price of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 3.47%. Wabtec has a consensus target price of $222.57, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Given Wabtec's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wabtec is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Wabtec	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMP or WAB?

84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Wabtec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Wabtec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMP or WAB?

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabtec has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Wabtec on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.