Art’s-Way Manufacturing (NASDAQ:ARTW – Get Free Report) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Art’s-Way Manufacturing to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Art’s-Way Manufacturing has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s rivals have a beta of 4.38, indicating that their average stock price is 338% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing | $22.98 million | $1.03 million | -312.00 |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing Competitors | $4.50 billion | $348.45 million | -12.81 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
2.9% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 51.5% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its rivals’ 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 | -1,929.90% | -12.09% | 0.74% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| 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 | 4060 | 14474 | 17884 | 773 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 27.82%. Given Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Art’s-Way Manufacturing has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
Art’s-Way Manufacturing rivals beat Art’s-Way Manufacturing on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
About Art’s-Way Manufacturing
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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