Art’s-Way Manufacturing (NASDAQ:ARTW – Get Free Report) is one of 437 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Art’s-Way Manufacturing to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing | $25.99 million | $1.03 million | -287.00 |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing Competitors | $4.49 billion | $346.97 million | -14.12 |
Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Art’s-Way Manufacturing. Art’s-Way Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing | -0.08% | -0.16% | -0.10% |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing Competitors | -1,937.17% | -13.11% | 0.74% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing Competitors | 4053 | 14444 | 17854 | 767 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 24.82%. Given Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Art’s-Way Manufacturing has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Dividends
Art’s-Way Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Art’s-Way Manufacturing pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
2.9% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 51.5% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Art’s-Way Manufacturing competitors beat Art’s-Way Manufacturing on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
Art’s-Way Manufacturing Company Profile
Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. manufactures and distributes farm equipment products. It operates through the Agricultural Products, and Modular Buildings segments. The Agricultural Products segment manufactures a variety of specialized farm machinery under its own label including portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment and related attachments used to mill and mix feed grains into custom animal feed rations, a line of forage equipment consisting of forage boxes, bale processors, running gear, and dump boxes, a line of manure spreaders, sugar beet harvesting equipment, and a line of dirt work equipment. The Modular Buildings segment produces and sells modular buildings, which are custom designed to meet the specific research needs of its customers. It also provides services relating to the design, manufacturing, delivery, installation and renting of the building units that it produces. The company was founded by Arthur Luscombe in 1956 and is headquartered in Armstrong, IA.
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