WNC vs. LNN, GBX, ASTE, PLOW, TWI, MLR, MTW, RAIL, TWIN, and CVGI
Should you be buying Wabash National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wabash National include Lindsay (LNN), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), Miller Industries (MLR), Manitowoc (MTW), Freightcar America (RAIL), Twin Disc (TWIN), and Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Wabash National vs. Its Competitors
Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) and Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Lindsay currently has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.29%. Wabash National has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.32%. Given Lindsay's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lindsay is more favorable than Wabash National.
Lindsay has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lindsay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wabash National. Wabash National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindsay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lindsay has a net margin of 11.21% compared to Wabash National's net margin of -3.93%. Lindsay's return on equity of 15.09% beat Wabash National's return on equity.
Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Wabash National pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Lindsay pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wabash National pays out -20.6% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Wabash National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
89.9% of Lindsay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Wabash National shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Wabash National shares are owned 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.
In the previous week, Lindsay had 31 more articles in the media than Wabash National. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lindsay and 1 mentions for Wabash National. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Wabash National's score of 0.00 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Lindsay beats Wabash National on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WNC) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
