Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, AIN or HY?

Albany International has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AIN or HY?

In the previous week, Albany International had 4 more articles in the media than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Albany International and 2 mentions for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Albany International's score of 0.35 indicating that Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is AIN or HY more profitable?

Albany International has a net margin of 7.92% compared to Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's net margin of 3.68%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's return on equity of 34.77% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3.68%	34.77%	7.41%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIN or HY?

97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AIN or HY?

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albany International	$1.21B	1.66	$111.12M	$2.48	26.81
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	$4.16B	0.17	$125.90M	$5.61	7.29

Is AIN or HY a better dividend stock?

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Albany International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Albany International has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend AIN or HY?

Albany International presently has a consensus price target of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.83%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.11%. Given Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIN or HY?

Albany International received 11 more outperform votes than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 56.71% of users gave Hyster-Yale Materials Handling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albany International	Outperform Votes 252 60.29%	Underperform Votes 166 39.71%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	Outperform Votes 241 56.71%	Underperform Votes 184 43.29%

Summary

Albany International and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.