Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors $194.48 -1.18 (-0.60%) (As of 10:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WTS vs. DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, SWK, NDSN, GGG, ITT, LECO, and WWDShould you be buying Watts Water Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watts Water Technologies include Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Nordson (NDSN), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Woodward (WWD). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Watts Water Technologies vs. Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX Stanley Black & Decker Nordson Graco ITT Lincoln Electric Woodward Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WTS or DOV? 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, WTS or DOV? Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Watts Water Technologies. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watts Water Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWatts Water Technologies$2.26B2.89$262.10M$8.3423.46Dover$8.47B3.06$1.06B$11.1816.92 Do analysts rate WTS or DOV? Watts Water Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $200.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Dover has a consensus target price of $207.44, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has more risk & volatility, WTS or DOV? Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WTS or DOV a better dividend stock? Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Watts Water Technologies pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 18.4% 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 Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor WTS or DOV? In the previous week, Dover had 17 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Dover and 17 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Dover's score of 0.31 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dover 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTS or DOV? Dover received 440 more outperform votes than Watts Water Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.53% of users gave Dover an outperform vote while only 56.63% of users gave Watts Water Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWatts Water TechnologiesOutperform Votes29956.63% Underperform Votes22943.37% DoverOutperform Votes73961.53% Underperform Votes46238.47% Is WTS or DOV more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 18.63% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 12.37%. Dover's return on equity of 23.61% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Watts Water Technologies12.37% 18.49% 12.50% Dover 18.63%23.61%10.82% SummaryDover beats Watts Water Technologies on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressCould TSLA reach $500 a share? Free ebook says it’s possible.Even though shares of Tesla are only up 3% this year, one man believes Tesla’s next bull run is just around the corner. In his professional opinion, the share price could reach $500 or more… Now, we understand that may seem far-fetched, but as you’ll see in his new ebook, it’s not as crazy as it may sound. 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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 WTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatts Water Technologiesfabricated metal products IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.53B$9.02B$22.10B$19.30BDividend Yield0.90%1.52%2.77%3.57%P/E Ratio23.4615.07252.3142.27Price / Sales2.891.723,389.0617.87Price / Cash19.8028.7030.4720.54Price / Book3.862.436.695.27Net Income$262.10M$337.81M$652.53M$985.16M7 Day Performance-0.79%-1.27%-0.82%-0.89%1 Month Performance-4.53%-6.58%0.32%-0.67%1 Year Performance2.72%109.17%18.15%23.09% Watts Water Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTSWatts Water Technologies4.3658 of 5 stars$194.48-0.6%$200.25+3.0%+2.7%$6.49B$2.06B23.325,100Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeInsider SellingNews CoverageDOVDover4.9101 of 5 stars$193.45+0.8%$207.44+7.2%+40.8%$26.59B$8.47B18.0325,000SNASnap-on4.0375 of 5 stars$336.00+0.8%$345.40+2.8%+22.2%$17.64B$4.73B17.292,700PNRPentair4.5899 of 5 stars$99.31+0.2%$104.80+5.5%+61.7%$16.41B$4.09B24.8310,500Positive NewsIEXIDEX4.6603 of 5 stars$212.13+4.0%$239.43+12.9%+12.2%$16.06B$3.19B27.778,800Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSWKStanley Black & Decker4.2866 of 5 stars$94.67+0.8%$104.43+10.3%+6.2%$14.58B$15.78B-48.8050,500Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNDSNNordson4.7904 of 5 stars$251.59+1.0%$299.00+18.8%+11.7%$14.39B$2.66B30.647,900GGGGraco4.1267 of 5 stars$81.36-0.2%$89.25+9.7%+8.0%$13.76B$2.13B28.154,000Positive NewsITTITT4.67 of 5 stars$144.55-1.0%$155.25+7.4%+39.6%$11.81B$3.47B27.5910,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementLECOLincoln Electric4.6202 of 5 stars$199.99+1.5%$221.67+10.8%+8.1%$11.38B$4.09B22.6512,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeWWDWoodward2.6076 of 5 stars$166.18+1.4%$174.67+5.1%+24.7%$10.12B$3.25B27.798,800Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors IEX Competitors SWK Competitors NDSN Competitors GGG Competitors ITT Competitors LECO Competitors WWD Competitors 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:WTS) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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