Terex (TEX) Competitors

Terex (NYSE:TEX) and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TEX or HY?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, 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
Terex	$5.15B	0.80	$518M	$7.55	8.10
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	$4.12B	0.32	$125.90M	$8.63	8.69

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEX or HY?

Terex received 365 more outperform votes than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.11% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 56.55% of users gave Hyster-Yale Materials Handling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terex	Outperform Votes 598 58.11%	Underperform Votes 431 41.89%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	Outperform Votes 233 56.55%	Underperform Votes 179 43.45%

Which has more volatility and risk, TEX or HY?

Terex has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TEX or HY?

In the previous week, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling had 15 more articles in the media than Terex. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and 4 mentions for Terex. Terex's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's score of 0.52 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TEX or HY a better dividend stock?

Terex pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Terex pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays out 15.1% 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.

Do analysts rate TEX or HY?

Terex currently has a consensus target price of $65.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.50%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a consensus target price of $88.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. Given Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is more favorable than Terex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is TEX or HY more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 9.87% compared to Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's net margin of 3.61%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's return on equity of 42.94% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	9.87%	30.53%	13.57%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3.61%	42.94%	7.21%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TEX or HY?

92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Terex beats Hyster-Yale Materials Handling on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.