Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors $206.53 -1.17 (-0.56%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WTS vs. DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, NDSN, SWK, ITT, LECO, and MLIShould 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), Graco (GGG), Nordson (NDSN), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Mueller Industries (MLI). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Watts Water Technologies vs. Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX Graco Nordson Stanley Black & Decker ITT Lincoln Electric Mueller Industries Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Does the media favor WTS or DOV? In the previous week, Dover had 29 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Dover and 3 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Dover's score of -0.03 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dover 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WTS or DOV? 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dover 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. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTS or DOV? Dover received 441 more outperform votes than Watts Water Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.51% 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 Votes74061.51% Underperform Votes46338.49% 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 0.8%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. Which has higher 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$2.06B3.35$262.10M$8.3424.76Dover$8.44B3.22$1.06B$11.1817.72 Do analysts rate WTS or DOV? Watts Water Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $200.25, suggesting a potential downside of 3.04%. Dover has a consensus target price of $208.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.18%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has more volatility and risk, WTS or DOV? Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDover beats Watts Water Technologies on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$6.88B$9.73B$23.94B$19.88BDividend Yield0.81%1.44%2.79%3.54%P/E Ratio24.7616.95256.3642.92Price / Sales3.351.843,292.5918.13Price / Cash21.9430.4932.8217.85Price / Book4.082.627.365.52Net Income$262.10M$340.85M$665.43M$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.77%-4.57%-0.40%-0.22%1 Month Performance0.31%-5.46%0.54%0.12%1 Year Performance6.59%90.17%17.51%23.70% Watts Water Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTSWatts Water Technologies4.0613 of 5 stars$206.53-0.6%$200.25-3.0%+6.6%$6.92B$2.06B24.765,100DOVDover4.7355 of 5 stars$198.13-0.3%$208.40+5.2%+43.3%$27.26B$8.47B17.7225,000Short Interest ↓SNASnap-on4.2987 of 5 stars$357.85+0.9%$345.40-3.5%+30.0%$18.63B$4.73B18.422,700PNRPentair4.4945 of 5 stars$104.17-0.6%$105.13+0.9%+65.8%$17.31B$4.10B26.0410,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIEXIDEX4.4496 of 5 stars$223.11-0.2%$241.14+8.1%+14.0%$16.89B$3.27B34.548,800Positive NewsGGGGraco3.748 of 5 stars$88.54+0.8%$89.25+0.8%+9.8%$14.83B$2.13B31.284,000Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNDSNNordson4.405 of 5 stars$252.56+1.1%$299.00+18.4%+8.0%$14.29B$2.63B30.767,900Positive NewsSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8373 of 5 stars$85.42-1.0%$102.29+19.7%-6.7%$13.31B$15.78B0.0050,500News CoverageITTITT3.9999 of 5 stars$152.20-0.5%$161.88+6.4%+41.0%$12.41B$3.28B25.9710,600LECOLincoln Electric3.7924 of 5 stars$203.19-0.3%$220.00+8.3%+4.2%$11.50B$4.05B24.2512,000Analyst RevisionMLIMueller Industries1.9442 of 5 stars$91.03+0.4%N/A+120.1%$10.31B$3.42B17.684,509Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors IEX Competitors GGG Competitors NDSN Competitors SWK Competitors ITT Competitors LECO Competitors MLI 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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