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 industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Wabash National shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Lindsay had 3 more articles in the media than Wabash National. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lindsay and 1 mentions for Wabash National. Wabash National's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Lindsay's score of 0.58 indicating that Wabash National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
Lindsay has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Wabash National's net margin of -3.93%. Lindsay's return on equity of 14.66% beat Wabash National's return on equity.
Lindsay pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wabash National pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Lindsay pays out 20.5% 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.
Lindsay has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lindsay currently has a consensus price target of $128.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.90%. Wabash National has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.81%. Given Wabash National's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wabash National is more favorable than Lindsay.
Summary
Wabash National beats Lindsay on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:WNC) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
