Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW – Get Free Report) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Manitowoc and Parker-Hannifin”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Manitowoc | $2.24 billion | 0.34 | $7.20 million | $0.55 | 38.05 |
| Parker-Hannifin | $21.50 billion | 5.61 | $3.65 billion | $28.49 | 33.56 |
Volatility & Risk
Manitowoc has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Manitowoc and Parker-Hannifin, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Manitowoc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Parker-Hannifin | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2.89 |
Manitowoc presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 33.10%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus price target of $1,114.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.56%. Given Parker-Hannifin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Parker-Hannifin is more favorable than Manitowoc.
Profitability
This table compares Manitowoc and Parker-Hannifin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Manitowoc | 0.87% | 3.86% | 1.43% |
| Parker-Hannifin | 16.97% | 28.48% | 13.49% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
78.7% of Manitowoc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Parker-Hannifin beats Manitowoc on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Manitowoc
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.
About Parker-Hannifin
Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures and sells motion and control technologies and systems for various mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. The Diversified Industrial segment offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, coatings, and noise vibration and harshness solutions; filters, systems, and diagnostics solutions to ensure purity and remove contaminants from fuel, air, oil, water, and other liquids and gases; connectors used in fluid and gas handling; and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical components and systems for builders and users of mobile and industrial machinery and equipment. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors who serve the replacement markets in manufacturing, packaging, processing, transportation, construction, refrigeration and air conditioning, agricultural, and military machinery and equipment industries. The Aerospace Systems segment offers products for use in commercial and military airframe and engine programs, such as control actuation systems and components, engine build-up ducting, engine exhaust nozzles and assemblies, engine systems and components, fluid conveyance systems and components, fuel systems and components, fuel tank inerting systems, hydraulic systems and components, lubrication components, avionics, sensors, pneumatic control components, thermal management products, fire detection and suppression systems and components, and wheels and brakes, as well as fluid metering, delivery, and atomization devices. This segment markets its products directly to OEMs and end users. The company markets its products through direct-sales employees, independent distributors, and sales representatives. Parker-Hannifin Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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