Toromont Industries (TIH) Competitors

Finning International (TSE:FTT) and Toromont Industries (TSE:TIH) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to FTT or TIH?

In the previous week, Finning International had 18 more articles in the media than Toromont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Finning International and 6 mentions for Toromont Industries. Finning International's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Toromont Industries' score of -0.17 indicating that Finning International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Finning International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Toromont Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FTT or TIH?

Finning International received 145 more outperform votes than Toromont Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.38% of users gave Finning International an outperform vote while only 57.30% of users gave Toromont Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Finning International	Outperform Votes 557 65.38%	Underperform Votes 295 34.62%
Toromont Industries	Outperform Votes 412 57.30%	Underperform Votes 307 42.70%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FTT or TIH?

43.1% of Finning International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Toromont Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Finning International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Toromont Industries shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend FTT or TIH?

Finning International currently has a consensus target price of C$54.94, suggesting a potential upside of 10.51%. Toromont Industries has a consensus target price of C$129.63, suggesting a potential upside of 10.60%. Given Toromont Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Toromont Industries is more favorable than Finning International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Finning International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Toromont Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has more risk and volatility, FTT or TIH?

Finning International has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toromont Industries has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FTT or TIH more profitable?

Toromont Industries has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Finning International's net margin of 4.54%. Finning International's return on equity of 19.69% beat Toromont Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finning International	4.54%	19.69%	7.28%
Toromont Industries	10.09%	17.74%	9.56%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FTT or TIH?

Toromont Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Finning International. Finning International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toromont Industries, 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
Finning International	C$10.96B	0.62	C$497.82M	C$3.58	13.91
Toromont Industries	C$4.99B	1.92	C$503.10M	C$6.16	19.03

Is FTT or TIH a better dividend stock?

Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Toromont Industries pays an annual dividend of C$1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Finning International pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toromont Industries pays out 31.2% 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. Finning International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Finning International beats Toromont Industries on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.