Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. SPX FLOW (FLOW) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOptions ChainShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FLOW vs. TKR, KAI, JBT, NPO, MWA, ESE, AIN, B, SXI, and KMTShould you be buying SPX FLOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SPX FLOW include Timken (TKR), Kadant (KAI), John Bean Technologies (JBT), Enpro (NPO), Mueller Water Products (MWA), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Albany International (AIN), Barnes Group (B), Standex International (SXI), and Kennametal (KMT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. SPX FLOW vs. Timken Kadant John Bean Technologies Enpro Mueller Water Products ESCO Technologies Albany International Barnes Group Standex International Kennametal SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk. Is FLOW or TKR more profitable? 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 SPX FLOW4.36% 11.34% 5.60% Timken 7.41%14.82%6.44% Do analysts rate FLOW or TKR? Timken has a consensus target price of $92.90, indicating a potential upside of 26.65%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Timken is more favorable than SPX FLOW.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SPX FLOW 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Timken 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Does the media prefer FLOW or TKR? In the previous week, Timken had 3 more articles in the media than SPX FLOW. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Timken and 0 mentions for SPX FLOW. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat SPX FLOW's score of 0.53 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SPX FLOW Positive Timken Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLOW or TKR? 96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Timken shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FLOW or TKR? Timken received 146 more outperform votes than SPX FLOW when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.87% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 44.94% of users gave SPX FLOW an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSPX FLOWOutperform Votes26244.94% Underperform Votes32155.06% TimkenOutperform Votes40862.87% Underperform Votes24137.13% Which has more volatility and risk, FLOW or TKR? SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLOW or TKR? 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 RatioSPX FLOW$1.53B0.87$66.70M$1.5919.89Timken$4.59B1.12$394.10M$4.8115.25 SummaryTimken beats SPX FLOW on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsTrump’s "Manhattan Project" Could Send this $20 AI Stock SoaringTrump wants to make "America First in AI"... That's why his cabinet is planning a "Manhattan Project style" initiative to develop the next generation of AI technology. At least $32 billion in funding could flow into cutting-edge AI firms over the next three years.Our research indicates ONE AI stock is poised to benefit the most. Get SPX FLOW News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FLOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FLOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSPX FLOWMetalworking Machinery & Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.33B$6.32B$4.70B$19.32BDividend Yield1.70%0.99%3.94%3.66%P/E Ratio19.8920.39373.2638.94Price / Sales0.871.97365.5219.78Price / Cash22.0316.8529.8921.20Price / Book1.283.313.425.44Net Income$66.70M$176.41M$196.30M$993.69M SPX FLOW Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLOWSPX FLOW2.4403 of 5 stars$31.62-0.2%N/A+12.0%$1.33B$1.53B19.894,900Analyst ForecastTKRTimken4.9573 of 5 stars$73.93+3.3%$92.90+25.7%-6.2%$5.18B$4.59B15.3719,000KAIKadant1.7995 of 5 stars$353.72+0.5%$355.00+0.4%+34.0%$4.15B$1.03B36.203,100High Trading VolumeJBTJohn Bean Technologies2.5749 of 5 starsN/A$133.67+∞N/A$3.99B$1.69B26.485,100NPOEnpro4.3382 of 5 stars$169.84-0.6%$217.50+28.1%+16.4%$3.57B$1.04B66.093,500MWAMueller Water Products3.8988 of 5 stars$22.25-0.5%$22.20-0.2%+60.5%$3.48B$1.31B30.483,600Positive NewsESEESCO Technologies3.2087 of 5 stars$132.25-0.7%$147.50+11.5%+26.4%$3.41B$1.03B33.573,281AINAlbany International2.6367 of 5 stars$80.36-0.8%$85.50+6.4%-12.6%$2.52B$1.27B25.115,600BBarnes Group1.7243 of 5 stars$47.24+0.1%$47.67+0.9%+56.2%$2.41B$1.62B-61.355,200Analyst ForecastSXIStandex International3.4795 of 5 stars$186.32-1.8%$227.00+21.8%+30.1%$2.25B$706.33M30.543,700KMTKennametal3.2866 of 5 stars$24.14+1.9%$26.83+11.2%-3.5%$1.88B$2.04B18.868,447Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Timken Alternatives Kadant Alternatives John Bean Technologies Alternatives Enpro Alternatives Mueller Water Products Alternatives ESCO Technologies Alternatives Albany International Alternatives Barnes Group Alternatives Standex International Alternatives Kennametal Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FLOW) was last updated on 1/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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