Manitowoc (MTW) vs. Its Rivals Head-To-Head Survey

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Manitowoc to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Manitowoc and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	2	1	0	0	1.33
Manitowoc Competitors	4214	14730	18258	809	2.41

Manitowoc currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 27.98%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.84%. Given Manitowoc’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manitowoc has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Manitowoc and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manitowoc	$2.24 billion	$7.20 million	34.22
Manitowoc Competitors	$4.62 billion	$362.62 million	6.34

Manitowoc’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Manitowoc. Manitowoc is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitowoc’s competitors have a beta of 5.12, indicating that their average share price is 412% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Manitowoc and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	1.10%	4.75%	1.77%
Manitowoc Competitors	-1,035.50%	-36.21%	-0.24%

Summary

Manitowoc competitors beat Manitowoc on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Manitowoc

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. designs, manufactures and supports lifting equipment for construction and other industries. Its products include mobile hydraulic cranes, crawler cranes, tower cranes and boom trucks, along with replacement parts and aftermarket services. The company sells equipment under brands including Grove, Manitowoc, Potain and National Crane. Its products and services support customers in markets around the world, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.