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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FLOW vs. TKR, ESE, NPO, MWA, KAI, SXI, AIN, KMT, TRS, and TNCShould you be buying SPX FLOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SPX FLOW include Timken (TKR), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Enpro (NPO), Mueller Water Products (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Standex International (SXI), Albany International (AIN), Kennametal (KMT), TriMas (TRS), and Tennant (TNC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. SPX FLOW vs. Its Competitors Timken ESCO Technologies Enpro Mueller Water Products Kadant Standex International Albany International Kennametal TriMas Tennant Timken (NYSE:TKR) and SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TKR or FLOW? 89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate TKR or FLOW? Timken presently has a consensus price target of $79.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40SPX FLOW 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, TKR or FLOW? 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 RatioTimken$4.51B1.18$352.70M$4.4017.36SPX FLOW$1.53B0.95$66.70M$1.5921.69 Which has more risk and volatility, TKR or FLOW? Timken has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% 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. Is TKR or FLOW more profitable? Timken has a net margin of 6.86% compared to SPX FLOW's net margin of 4.36%. Timken's return on equity of 11.78% beat SPX FLOW's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Timken6.86% 11.78% 5.52% SPX FLOW 4.36%11.34%5.60% Does the media refer more to TKR or FLOW? In the previous week, Timken had 6 more articles in the media than SPX FLOW. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Timken and 3 mentions for SPX FLOW. Timken's average media sentiment score of 1.25 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SPX FLOW 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTimken beats SPX FLOW on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$1.45B$5.30B$7.69B$21.39BDividend Yield1.70%161.75%4.56%3.50%P/E Ratio21.6921.01313.2729.41Price / Sales0.951.72213.4083.26Price / Cash22.0316.5228.9224.61Price / Book1.403.394.514.54Net Income$66.70M$160.59M$798.53M$999.91M SPX FLOW Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLOWSPX FLOW2.253 of 5 stars$34.49-0.7%N/A+12.7%$1.45B$1.53B21.694,900Short Interest ↑TKRTimken4.4899 of 5 stars$76.50-0.9%$79.80+4.3%-3.5%$5.33B$4.57B17.4019,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionESEESCO Technologies2.0626 of 5 stars$200.07-0.4%$187.50-6.3%+74.8%$5.16B$1.03B44.973,281News CoveragePositive NewsNPOEnpro4.0988 of 5 stars$216.25-1.2%$240.00+11.0%+48.9%$4.55B$1.05B54.063,500News CoveragePositive NewsMWAMueller Water Products4.6615 of 5 stars$26.38+0.1%$28.33+7.4%+27.0%$4.12B$1.31B28.023,400Positive NewsKAIKadant3.3055 of 5 stars$315.92-2.3%$340.00+7.6%+4.6%$3.72B$1.05B35.203,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSXIStandex International4.4266 of 5 stars$203.74-0.2%$223.50+9.7%+19.5%$2.46B$790.11M43.913,800AINAlbany International4.2392 of 5 stars$62.09-1.8%$71.40+15.0%-29.2%$1.84B$1.23B31.135,400Short Interest ↑KMTKennametal4.076 of 5 stars$21.26-0.8%$24.00+12.9%-13.6%$1.62B$1.97B17.758,730Positive NewsTRSTriMas4.8148 of 5 stars$38.24-1.1%$45.00+17.7%+56.6%$1.56B$925.01M42.113,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionTNCTennant4.8882 of 5 stars$80.83-1.5%$125.00+54.7%-10.4%$1.49B$1.29B25.174,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Timken Alternatives ESCO Technologies Alternatives Enpro Alternatives Mueller Water Products Alternatives Kadant Alternatives Standex International Alternatives Albany International Alternatives Kennametal Alternatives TriMas Alternatives Tennant Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FLOW) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis stock just surpassed PalantirThe media hasn't caught up to the story yet, but when they do, this stock could leave Nvidia in the dust. 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