Contrasting Art’s-Way Manufacturing (ARTW) and The Competition
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemArt’s-Way Manufacturing (NASDAQ:ARTW – Get Free Report) is one of 434 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Art’s-Way Manufacturing to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing | $22.98 million | $1.03 million | -311.00 |
| Art’s-Way Manufacturing Competitors | $4.82 billion | $354.64 million | -20.91 |
Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s rivals 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 rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Art’s-Way Manufacturing and its rivals, 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 | 4090 | 14492 | 17910 | 778 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.68%. Given Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Art’s-Way Manufacturing has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
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 | -1,946.94% | -10.14% | 0.87% |
Volatility and Risk
Art’s-Way Manufacturing has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Art’s-Way Manufacturing’s rivals have a beta of 4.53, indicating that their average share price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.9% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 51.5% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Art’s-Way Manufacturing rivals beat Art’s-Way Manufacturing on 10 of the 13 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.