Astec Industries, Inc. (ASTE) vs Wabash National Corporation (WNC)

Astec Industries, Inc. and Wabash National Corporation are both Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies. Astec Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $934.6M against $477.0M — 2.0× the size. Wabash National Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Astec Industries, Inc. trades at 48.0×. Astec Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.7% against −17.3%. Astec Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.26% vs −5.48%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.36% vs −6.81%). Both pay a dividend; Astec Industries, Inc. yields more (1.47% vs 1.26%). Across the 21 metrics below, Astec Industries, Inc. leads on 17 and Wabash National Corporation on 4.