SXI vs. WTS, MLI, MIDD, FLS, GTLS, TKR, VMI, KAI, NPO, and JBT
Should you be buying Standex International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standex International include Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Mueller Industries (MLI), Middleby (MIDD), Flowserve (FLS), Chart Industries (GTLS), Timken (TKR), Valmont Industries (VMI), Kadant (KAI), Enpro (NPO), and John Bean Technologies (JBT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Watts Water Technologies received 24 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.54% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Watts Water Technologies an outperform vote.
Watts Water Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Watts Water Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 4 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Watts Water Technologies' score of 0.40 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Watts Water Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $199.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.19%. Standex International has a consensus target price of $191.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.55%. Given Watts Water Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Standex International is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.
95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Standex International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Standex International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Watts Water Technologies pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standex International pays out 19.4% 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. Watts Water Technologies has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Standex International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Watts Water Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 12.53% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 10.11%. Standex International's return on equity of 19.61% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Watts Water Technologies beats Standex International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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