RBC Bearings (RBC) Competitors

RBC Bearings (NYSE:RBC) and Xylem (NYSE:XYL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is RBC or XYL more profitable?

RBC Bearings has a net margin of 14.06% compared to Xylem's net margin of 9.85%. RBC Bearings' return on equity of 9.88% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	14.06%	9.88%	5.86%
Xylem	9.85%	9.61%	6.22%

Does the media favor RBC or XYL?

In the previous week, Xylem had 13 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Xylem and 5 mentions for RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Xylem's score of 1.22 indicating that RBC Bearings is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Xylem	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, RBC or XYL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RBC Bearings	$1.56B	6.31	$209.90M	$6.85	45.76
Xylem	$7.36B	4.02	$609M	$3.42	35.61

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RBC or XYL?

88.0% of Xylem shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RBC or XYL?

Xylem received 285 more outperform votes than RBC Bearings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.18% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote while only 55.30% of users gave RBC Bearings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RBC Bearings	Outperform Votes 240 55.30%	Underperform Votes 194 44.70%
Xylem	Outperform Votes 525 63.18%	Underperform Votes 306 36.82%

Which has more risk & volatility, RBC or XYL?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RBC or XYL?

RBC Bearings currently has a consensus target price of $297.20, suggesting a potential downside of 5.19%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $147.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.85%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Xylem	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Summary

Xylem beats RBC Bearings on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.