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SPX FLOW (FLOW) Competitors

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FLOW vs. TKR, KAI, MWA, ESE, JBT, NPO, AIN, SXI, B, and KMT

Should you be buying SPX FLOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SPX FLOW include Timken (TKR), Kadant (KAI), Mueller Water Products (MWA), ESCO Technologies (ESE), John Bean Technologies (JBT), Enpro (NPO), Albany International (AIN), Standex International (SXI), Barnes Group (B), and Kennametal (KMT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

SPX FLOW vs.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) and SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Timken had 10 more articles in the media than SPX FLOW. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Timken and 2 mentions for SPX FLOW. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat SPX FLOW's score of 0.53 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Timken
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SPX FLOW
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than SPX FLOW. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPX FLOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Timken$4.77B1.09$394.10M$4.8115.37
SPX FLOW$1.53B0.90$66.70M$1.5920.63

Timken presently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.72%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Timken is more favorable than SPX FLOW.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Timken
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
SPX FLOW
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Timken received 143 more outperform votes than SPX FLOW when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 45.41% of users gave SPX FLOW an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TimkenOutperform Votes
405
62.79%
Underperform Votes
240
37.21%
SPX FLOWOutperform Votes
262
45.41%
Underperform Votes
315
54.59%

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Timken has a net margin of 7.41% compared to SPX FLOW's net margin of 4.36%. Timken's return on equity of 14.82% beat SPX FLOW's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Timken7.41% 14.82% 6.44%
SPX FLOW 4.36%11.34%5.60%

Timken has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Timken beats SPX FLOW on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FLOW vs. The Competition

MetricSPX FLOWMetalworking Machinery & Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.38B$6.89B$3.89B$19.96B
Dividend Yield1.70%1.67%4.41%3.49%
P/E Ratio20.6315.10527.0236.42
Price / Sales0.902.28421.8317.94
Price / Cash22.0317.1927.7921.28
Price / Book1.333.613.574.59
Net Income$66.70M$176.41M$179.69M$985.93M

SPX FLOW Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLOW
SPX FLOW
3.0727 of 5 stars
$32.79
+0.7%
N/A+22.9%$1.38B$1.53B20.634,900Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
TKR
Timken
4.9574 of 5 stars
$73.94
+0.6%
$90.00
+21.7%
-0.1%$5.18B$4.77B15.3719,000Analyst Revision
Positive News
KAI
Kadant
1.4389 of 5 stars
$393.50
+0.2%
$330.00
-16.1%
+51.6%$4.62B$957.67M40.203,100Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
MWA
Mueller Water Products
4.3923 of 5 stars
$24.82
+1.7%
$22.20
-10.5%
+88.0%$3.87B$1.31B33.993,200Insider Trade
Positive News
ESE
ESCO Technologies
1.8249 of 5 stars
$146.96
+0.5%
$147.50
+0.4%
+41.1%$3.78B$1.03B37.303,195Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
JBT
John Bean Technologies
1.6522 of 5 stars
$118.70
+0.1%
$121.00
+1.9%
+11.4%$3.78B$1.66B22.015,100Positive News
NPO
Enpro
3.7995 of 5 stars
$174.34
+0.5%
N/A+37.9%$3.66B$1.06B67.843,500Positive News
AIN
Albany International
3.1329 of 5 stars
$83.60
+0.1%
$85.50
+2.3%
-1.3%$2.62B$1.15B26.125,600
SXI
Standex International
4.0538 of 5 stars
$199.28
-2.2%
$227.00
+13.9%
+45.8%$2.41B$720.64M32.673,700
B
Barnes Group
1.8727 of 5 stars
$46.74
0.0%
$47.67
+2.0%
+76.8%$2.38B$1.45B0.006,500Analyst Forecast
KMT
Kennametal
1.4087 of 5 stars
$28.26
+1.0%
$25.00
-11.5%
+19.9%$2.20B$2.05B22.088,447Analyst Forecast
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:FLOW) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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