Standex International (SXI) Competitors

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is WTS or SXI more profitable?

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 12.93% compared to Standex International's net margin of 7.59%. Watts Water Technologies' return on equity of 18.08% beat Standex International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watts Water Technologies	12.93%	18.08%	12.49%
Standex International	7.59%	13.28%	7.51%

Is WTS or SXI a better dividend stock?

Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Watts Water Technologies pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standex International pays out 27.9% 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Standex International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Standex International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor WTS or SXI?

In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 8 mentions for Standex International. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Standex International's score of 1.02 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watts Water Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standex International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, WTS or SXI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Watts Water Technologies	$2.25B	3.10	$291.20M	$8.69	24.11
Standex International	$717.74M	2.30	$73.07M	$4.58	30.25

Which has more volatility and risk, WTS or SXI?

Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WTS or SXI?

95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Standex International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Standex International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate WTS or SXI?

Watts Water Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $222.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. Standex International has a consensus price target of $231.33, suggesting a potential upside of 66.96%. Given Standex International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Standex International is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watts Water Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTS or SXI?

Watts Water Technologies received 16 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.14% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 56.29% of users gave Watts Water Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watts Water Technologies	Outperform Votes 300 56.29%	Underperform Votes 233 43.71%
Standex International	Outperform Votes 284 65.14%	Underperform Votes 152 34.86%

Summary

Watts Water Technologies beats Standex International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.