Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN – Get Free Report) and Titan International (NYSE:TWI – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Trinity Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Titan International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Titan International has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Trinity Industries | 16.62% | 18.51% | 2.56% |
| Titan International | -4.11% | -1.56% | -0.48% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Trinity Industries and Titan International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Trinity Industries | $2.16 billion | 1.04 | $253.10 million | $4.15 | 6.81 |
| Titan International | $1.83 billion | 0.25 | -$63.49 million | ($1.21) | -5.88 |
Trinity Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Titan International. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Trinity Industries and Titan International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Trinity Industries | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Titan International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Trinity Industries presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.76%. Titan International has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 82.84%. Given Titan International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Titan International is more favorable than Trinity Industries.
Summary
Trinity Industries beats Titan International on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Trinity Industries
Trinity Industries, Inc. provides rail transportation products and services under the TrinityRail name in North America. It operates in two segments, Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, and Rail Products Group. The Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group segment leases freight and tank railcars; originates and manages railcar leases for third-party investors; and provides fleet maintenance and management services. As of December 31, 2023, it had a fleet of 109,295 railcars. This segment serves industrial shipper and railroad companies operating in agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. The Rail Products Group segment manufactures freight and tank railcars for transporting various liquids, gases, and dry cargo; and offers railcar maintenance and modification services. This segment serves railroads, leasing companies, and industrial shippers of products in the agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. It sells or leases products and services through its own sales personnel and independent sales representatives. The company was incorporated in 1933 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
About Titan International
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Titan International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for off-highway vehicles in the United States and internationally. The company operates in Agricultural, Earthmoving/Construction, and Consumer segments. It offers wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for various agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, skidders, plows, planters, and irrigation equipment. The company also offers wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for off-the-road earthmoving, mining, military, construction, and forestry equipment, including skid steers, aerial lifts, cranes, graders and levelers, scrapers, self-propelled shovel loaders, articulated dump trucks, load transporters, haul trucks, backhoe loaders, crawler tractors, lattice cranes, shovels, and hydraulic excavators. In addition, it provides bias and light truck tires; and products for ATVs, rock climbers, and turf applications, as well as specialty products and train brakes. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, as well as to the aftermarket through independent distributors, equipment dealers, and its distribution centers. Titan International, Inc. was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in West Chicago, Illinois.
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