SXI vs. DCI, GTLS, FLS, WTS, VMI, TKR, KAI, NPO, ESE, and MWA
Should you be buying Standex International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standex International include Donaldson (DCI), Chart Industries (GTLS), Flowserve (FLS), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Valmont Industries (VMI), Timken (TKR), Kadant (KAI), Enpro (NPO), ESCO Technologies (ESE), and Mueller Water Products (MWA). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Standex International vs.
Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Donaldson currently has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. Standex International has a consensus price target of $231.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.64%. Given Standex International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Standex International is more favorable than Donaldson.
Donaldson has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Standex International's net margin of 7.59%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.07% beat Standex International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Donaldson had 19 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Donaldson and 8 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Donaldson's score of 0.15 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Donaldson pays out 31.6% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Standex International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Donaldson received 199 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.00% of users gave Donaldson an outperform vote while only 64.98% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote.
Donaldson has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Donaldson beats Standex International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SXI) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
