ASTE Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Caterpillar has a net margin of 5.88% compared to Astec Industries's net margin of 17.21%. Astec Industries's return on equity of 0.67% beat Caterpillar's return on equity of 57.91%.

Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $43.00, signalling upside risk potential of 24.82%. On the other hand Caterpillar has an analysts' consensus of $391.00 which suggests that it could grow by 18.56%. Given that Astec Industries has higher upside potential than Caterpillar, analysts believe Astec Industries is more attractive than Caterpillar.

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.395, which suggesting that the stock is 39.516% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Caterpillar has a beta of 1.208, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 20.794%.

Astec Industries has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.51%. Caterpillar offers a yield of 1.68% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.41 per share. Astec Industries pays 276.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 24.52% of its earnings as a dividend. Caterpillar's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Astec Industries's is not.

Astec Industries quarterly revenues are $359M, which are smaller than Caterpillar quarterly revenues of $16.2B. Astec Industries's net income of $21.1M is lower than Caterpillar's net income of $2.8B. Notably, Astec Industries's price-to-earnings ratio is 181.32x while Caterpillar's PE ratio is 14.94x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Astec Industries is 0.60x versus 2.49x for Caterpillar. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of 5.88% compared to Astec Industries's net margin of 1.69%. Astec Industries's return on equity of 0.67% beat Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 1.06%.

Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $43.00, signalling upside risk potential of 24.82%. On the other hand Columbus McKinnon has an analysts' consensus of $32.75 which suggests that it could grow by 93.44%. Given that Columbus McKinnon has higher upside potential than Astec Industries, analysts believe Columbus McKinnon is more attractive than Astec Industries.

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.395, which suggesting that the stock is 39.516% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.264, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 26.444%.

Astec Industries has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.51%. Columbus McKinnon offers a yield of 1.65% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share. Astec Industries pays 276.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Columbus McKinnon pays out 17.25% of its earnings as a dividend. Columbus McKinnon's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Astec Industries's is not.

Astec Industries quarterly revenues are $359M, which are larger than Columbus McKinnon quarterly revenues of $234.1M. Astec Industries's net income of $21.1M is higher than Columbus McKinnon's net income of $4M. Notably, Astec Industries's price-to-earnings ratio is 181.32x while Columbus McKinnon's PE ratio is 51.30x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Astec Industries is 0.60x versus 0.50x for Columbus McKinnon. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 5.88% compared to Astec Industries's net margin of 10.01%. Astec Industries's return on equity of 0.67% beat Gencor Industries's return on equity of 8.69%.

Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $43.00, signalling upside risk potential of 24.82%. On the other hand Gencor Industries has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by -24.62%. Given that Astec Industries has higher upside potential than Gencor Industries, analysts believe Astec Industries is more attractive than Gencor Industries.

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.395, which suggesting that the stock is 39.516% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.573, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 42.742%.

Astec Industries has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.51%. Gencor Industries offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Astec Industries pays 276.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Gencor Industries pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Astec Industries quarterly revenues are $359M, which are larger than Gencor Industries quarterly revenues of $25.6M. Astec Industries's net income of $21.1M is higher than Gencor Industries's net income of $2.6M. Notably, Astec Industries's price-to-earnings ratio is 181.32x while Gencor Industries's PE ratio is 16.37x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Astec Industries is 0.60x versus 1.58x for Gencor Industries. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lindsay has a net margin of 5.88% compared to Astec Industries's net margin of 10.32%. Astec Industries's return on equity of 0.67% beat Lindsay's return on equity of 14.26%.

Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $43.00, signalling upside risk potential of 24.82%. On the other hand Lindsay has an analysts' consensus of $138.00 which suggests that it could grow by 9.07%. Given that Astec Industries has higher upside potential than Lindsay, analysts believe Astec Industries is more attractive than Lindsay.

Astec Industries has a beta of 1.395, which suggesting that the stock is 39.516% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lindsay has a beta of 0.718, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 28.23%.

Astec Industries has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.51%. Lindsay offers a yield of 1.13% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share. Astec Industries pays 276.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Lindsay pays out 23.34% of its earnings as a dividend. Lindsay's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Astec Industries's is not.

Astec Industries quarterly revenues are $359M, which are larger than Lindsay quarterly revenues of $166.3M. Astec Industries's net income of $21.1M is higher than Lindsay's net income of $17.2M. Notably, Astec Industries's price-to-earnings ratio is 181.32x while Lindsay's PE ratio is 20.31x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Astec Industries is 0.60x versus 2.27x for Lindsay. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.