Wabash National (WNC) Competitors

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

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

97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Wabash National 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer WNC or LNN?

In the previous week, Wabash National had 13 more articles in the media than Lindsay. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Wabash National and 7 mentions for Lindsay. Lindsay's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Wabash National's score of 0.19 indicating that Lindsay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wabash National	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lindsay	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WNC or LNN?

Wabash National received 75 more outperform votes than Lindsay when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.95% of users gave Wabash National an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave Lindsay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wabash National	Outperform Votes 359 58.95%	Underperform Votes 250 41.05%
Lindsay	Outperform Votes 284 54.62%	Underperform Votes 236 45.38%

Which has better valuation and earnings, WNC or LNN?

Lindsay has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wabash National	$1.95B	0.18	-$284.07M	-$6.52	-1.26
Lindsay	$647.54M	2.23	$66.26M	$7.03	18.90

Do analysts rate WNC or LNN?

Wabash National presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.73%. Lindsay has a consensus target price of $128.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.64%. Given Wabash National's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wabash National is more favorable than Lindsay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wabash National	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lindsay	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is WNC or LNN a better dividend stock?

Wabash National pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wabash National pays out -4.9% 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. Wabash National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is WNC or LNN more profitable?

Lindsay has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Wabash National's net margin of -14.59%. Wabash National's return on equity of 14.72% beat Lindsay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wabash National	-14.59%	14.72%	3.92%
Lindsay	11.18%	13.17%	8.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, WNC or LNN?

Wabash National has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% 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.

Summary

Wabash National beats Lindsay on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.