Contrasting Manitowoc (MTW) and The Competition

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Manitowoc and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	2	1	0	0	1.33
Manitowoc Competitors	4206	14711	18217	808	2.41

Manitowoc presently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 21.57%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 35.36%. Given Manitowoc’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manitowoc has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Manitowoc and its peers’ 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	-1,039.03%	-14.89%	0.54%

Insider and Institutional 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, 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Manitowoc and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manitowoc	$2.24 billion	$7.20 million	31.43
Manitowoc Competitors	$4.64 billion	$364.17 million	4.99

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

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

Manitowoc Company Profile

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. provides engineered lifting solutions in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It designs, manufactures, and distributes crawler-mounted lattice-boom cranes under the Manitowoc brand; a line of top-slewing and self-erecting tower cranes under the Potain brand; mobile hydraulic cranes under the Grove, Shuttlelift, and National Crane brands; and hydraulic boom trucks under the National Crane brand. The company also provides aftermarket services, such as sale of parts and accessories, field service work, routine maintenance services, technical support, erection and decommissioning services, crane and component remanufacturing, training, and telematics services. Its crane products are used in various applications, including energy production/distribution and utilities; petrochemical and industrial; infrastructure, such as road, bridge, and airport construction; and commercial and residential construction. The company serves a range of customers, including dealers, rental companies, contractors, and government entities in the petrochemical, industrial, commercial construction, power and utilities, infrastructure, and residential construction end markets. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.