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$10.38 +0.11 (+1.02%)
Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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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.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lindsay$607.07M2.41$66.26M$7.0319.14
Wabash National$1.95B0.22-$284.07M-$1.55-6.70

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
LindsayOutperform Votes
284
54.62%
Underperform Votes
236
45.38%
Wabash NationalOutperform Votes
359
58.95%
Underperform Votes
250
41.05%

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lindsay11.87% 14.66% 9.29%
Wabash National -3.93%3.49%0.84%

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.

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

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

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WNC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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WNC vs. The Competition

MetricWabash NationalAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$434.82M$5.54B$16.78B$19.76B
Dividend Yield3.11%2.64%2.91%3.81%
P/E Ratio-6.7044.6121.7827.00
Price / Sales0.2212.0512.3833.72
Price / Cash3.9923.5215.4821.22
Price / Book2.382.612.324.40
Net Income-$284.07M$174.33M$943.44M$986.75M
7 Day Performance0.14%-1.49%-3.34%-0.99%
1 Month Performance6.19%4.54%0.83%1.12%
1 Year Performance-51.43%13.23%-1.92%10.43%

Wabash National Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WNC
Wabash National
4.1808 of 5 stars
$10.39
+1.0%
$14.00
+34.8%
-51.4%$434.82M$1.95B-6.706,000
LNN
Lindsay
2.5625 of 5 stars
$137.38
+1.5%
$128.00
-6.8%
+15.1%$1.49B$647.54M22.051,260Upcoming Earnings
GBX
Greenbrier Companies
4.6734 of 5 stars
$46.35
+1.1%
$57.00
+23.0%
-11.4%$1.45B$3.51B8.0914,400
ASTE
Astec Industries
0.9407 of 5 stars
$40.65
+1.5%
$41.00
+0.9%
+31.1%$929.54M$1.33B-508.064,290Positive News
Short Interest ↑
PLOW
Douglas Dynamics
3.9657 of 5 stars
$28.51
+2.5%
$29.00
+1.7%
+24.3%$661.74M$587.92M12.401,810
TWI
Titan International
2.8936 of 5 stars
$9.33
+15.0%
$11.00
+17.9%
+23.1%$594.17M$1.85B-77.737,500Positive News
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
MLR
Miller Industries
3.3633 of 5 stars
$45.84
+0.5%
$82.00
+78.9%
-23.0%$525.28M$1.13B7.601,450
MTW
Manitowoc
3.4248 of 5 stars
$11.27
+2.7%
$10.86
-3.6%
+3.2%$399.48M$2.15B7.274,800Short Interest ↑
RAIL
FreightCar America
2.7513 of 5 stars
$8.22
-1.3%
$9.00
+9.5%
+132.5%$156.51M$494.66M-1.941,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
TWIN
Twin Disc
3.0316 of 5 stars
$7.51
+1.5%
$12.00
+59.8%
-32.1%$106.25M$328.48M11.21760News Coverage
Negative News
Short Interest ↑
CVGI
Commercial Vehicle Group
3.0964 of 5 stars
$1.49
+5.7%
$10.00
+571.1%
-74.2%$51.61M$698.52M1.467,600

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This page (NYSE:WNC) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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