Manitowoc trades at a deep valuation discount, but quality sits below the engine's floor, momentum has broken down, and insiders have been modest net sellers.
Thesis pillars
- Deep Value Discount→Stable
- Quality Below Floor→Stable
- Momentum Gate Breakdown↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2026
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The) (MTW) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Wait for pullback to $21.56. Price sits above the model's entry target of $21.56; the risk/reward becomes favorable on a pullback. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away).
Manitowoc designs, manufactures and distributes lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes and mobile hydraulic cranes under the Manitowoc, Potain, Grove, Shuttlelift and National Crane brands, plus aftermarket parts, service and remanufacturing through its MGX Equipment Services... Read more
Wait for pullback to $21.56. Price sits above the model's entry target of $21.56; the risk/reward becomes favorable on a pullback. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 60, MACD bullish. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 1d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
About Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
About Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
Manitowoc organizes its crane manufacturing and aftermarket-services business into three geographic segments, Americas, Europe and Africa (EURAF), and Middle East and Asia Pacific (MEAP), producing lattice-boom crawler cranes under the Manitowoc name, tower cranes under Potain, and mobile hydraulic cranes under Grove, Shuttlelift and National Crane. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales in 2025, 2024 or 2023, reflecting a base of independent distributors, rental companies and direct crane buyers spread across construction, energy, data-center and infrastructure end markets. The company employed approximately 4,700 people across more than 20 countries as of December 31, 2025.
Manitowoc generates revenue from new-machine sales alongside a growing non-new-machine business, parts, service, rental, remanufacturing and used-equipment sales, that its CRANES+50 strategy, launched in 2021, is designed to expand because it is less capital intensive, more profitable and less cyclical than new-crane sales. The company distributes primarily through a global network of independent distributors and rental companies, supplemented by its own MGX Equipment Services subsidiary in parts of the United States. Steel is Manitowoc's primary raw-material input, and the company mitigates single-supplier dependence by maintaining alternate sources of supply for critical materials and components wherever possible, while entering long-term agreements with most critical suppliers. New U.S. tariffs of 50% on steel and aluminum derivative products, including certain crane components, along with ongoing tariff negotiations affecting China and other trading partners, add cost uncertainty to a business already exposed to construction-cycle swings.
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Manitowoc's 10-K flags macroeconomic conditions, inflation, elevated interest rates and tariffs, as having already delayed the conversion of backlog into revenue, a timing risk distinct from outright demand loss but one that compounds with geopolitical disruption in Europe and the Middle East that the company says has driven higher logistics costs and raw-material volatility for its EURAF segment specifically. With 26% of the workforce under collective bargaining agreements and construction-driven seasonality already depressing first- and third-quarter sales, Manitowoc's ability to hit its long-term targets of $3.0 billion in net sales and 12% adjusted EBITDA margin depends heavily on whether the CRANES+50 aftermarket mix shift can offset continued new-machine cyclicality.
See also: Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
From Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-11-02Recent Developments — Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
Latest news
- NEWS MTW Q3'26 Earnings: revenue estimate is 577.00M USD - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS The Bet Manitowoc Holders Made Before A 89% Jump - Simply Wall St — Simply Wall St positive
- NEWS The Manitowoc Company Deserves A Lift Even From Here - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS Did Manitowoc's 89% Run Pass You By? What The Bulls Got Right - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS The Manitowoc Company Schedules Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings Announcement and Conference Call — fiscal.ai Oct 20, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-11-02T12:03:20Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-06Item 5.02LOWAt Manitowoc's May 5, 2026 annual meeting, shareholders approved an Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan authorizing up to 3,600,000 shares of common stock for equity awards, adding 1,800,000 shares to prior authorization. Routine compensation-plan approval.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Negative sentiment — recent news tone and/or analyst downgrades drag the composite below neutral.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Wait for pullback to $21.56. Price sits above the model's entry target of $21.56; the risk/reward becomes favorable on a pullback. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 60, MACD bullish. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Analyst target $11.90 reached (−48.3%), stop $20.42 (−12.8%), A.R:R -5.6:1. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Analyst target $11.90 reached (−48.3% from $23.03); no take-profit level is published. Analyst target $11.90 reached (−48.3%), stop $20.42 (−12.8%), A.R:R -5.6:1. Stop-loss: $20.42.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.1).
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The) trades at a P/E of 41.9 (forward 27.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
9 analysts cover MTW with a consensus score of 2.1/5. Average price target: $14.
What does Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The) do?Manitowoc designs, manufactures and distributes lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes and mobile hydraulic cranes...
Manitowoc designs, manufactures and distributes lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes and mobile hydraulic cranes under the Manitowoc, Potain, Grove, Shuttlelift and National Crane brands, plus aftermarket parts, service and remanufacturing through its MGX Equipment Services network. The company operates nine manufacturing facilities worldwide and organizes its business into Americas, Europe/Africa and Middle East/Asia Pacific segments. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales in 2025, 2024 or 2023, and Manitowoc's long-term targets include $3.0 billion in n