Head-To-Head Comparison: County Line Energy (OTCMKTS:CYLC) vs. Terex (NYSE:TEX)

Terex (NYSE:TEX) and County Line Energy (OTCMKTS:CYLC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Terex and County Line Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terex	1	8	3	0	2.17
County Line Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A

Terex presently has a consensus price target of $65.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.77%. Given Terex’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Terex is more favorable than County Line Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Terex and County Line Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terex	10.06%	32.89%	14.08%
County Line Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of County Line Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Terex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Terex and County Line Energy’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terex	$5.15 billion	0.78	$518.00 million	$7.59	7.88
County Line Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than County Line Energy.

Summary

Terex beats County Line Energy on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Terex

Terex Corporation manufactures and sells aerial work platforms and materials processing machinery worldwide. It operates in two segments, Materials Processing (MP) and Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). The MP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets materials processing and specialty equipment, includes crushers, washing systems, screens, trommels, apron feeders, material handlers, pick and carry cranes, rough terrain cranes, tower cranes, wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, concrete mixer trucks and concrete pavers, conveyors, and related components and replacement parts under the Terex, Powerscreen, Fuchs, EvoQuip, Canica, Cedarapids, CBI, Simplicity, Franna, Terex Ecotec, Finlay, ProAll, ZenRobotics, Terex Washing Systems, Terex MPS, Terex Jaques, Terex Advance, ProStack, Terex Bid-Well, MDS, and Terex Recycling Systems brands. Its products are used in construction, infrastructure, and recycling projects; quarrying and mining, and material handling applications; maintenance applications to lift equipment or material; and landscaping and biomass production industries. The AWP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets aerial work platform equipment, utility equipment, and telehandlers under the Terex and Genie brands. Its products include portable material lifts, portable aerial work platforms, trailer-mounted articulating booms, self-propelled articulating and telescopic booms, and scissor lifts, as well as related components and replacement parts for construction and maintenance of industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential buildings and facilities, transmission and distribution lines, construction and foundation drilling applications, and other commercial operations, as well as in tree trimming and various infrastructure projects. The company offers financing solutions to assist customers in the rental, leasing, and acquisition of its products. Terex Corporation was founded in 1933 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

About County Line Energy

County Line Energy Corp., an exploration stage company, primarily engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties. It focuses on various oil and gas projects located in Hayter region in the east central Alberta area. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.