Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors $197.90 -0.39 (-0.20%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WTS vs. DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, NDSN, RBC, WWD, LECO, and ITTShould 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), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Nordson (NDSN), RBC Bearings (RBC), Woodward (WWD), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Watts Water Technologies vs. Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Nordson RBC Bearings Woodward Lincoln Electric ITT Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$2.25B2.94$291.20M$8.6922.88Dover$7.75B2.88$2.70B$19.458.38 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WTS or DOV? Dover received 451 more outperform votes than Watts Water Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.16% of users gave Dover an outperform vote while only 56.29% of users gave Watts Water Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWatts Water TechnologiesOutperform Votes30056.29% Underperform Votes23343.71% DoverOutperform Votes75161.16% Underperform Votes47738.84% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, WTS or DOV? Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WTS or DOV? In the previous week, Dover had 40 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Dover and 13 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Dover's score of 0.10 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Dover 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 8 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WTS or DOV more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 32.95% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 12.93%. Dover's return on equity of 21.03% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Watts Water Technologies12.93% 18.08% 12.49% Dover 32.95%21.03%10.22% Do analysts prefer WTS or DOV? Watts Water Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $222.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.66%. Dover has a consensus target price of $208.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.76%. 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) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 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 1.3%. Watts Water Technologies pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 10.6% 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryDover beats Watts Water Technologies on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Watts Water Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$6.62B$8.07B$21.74B$18.50BDividend Yield0.89%2.97%3.01%4.23%P/E Ratio22.8812.5139.5531.22Price / Sales2.941.502,140.1925.58Price / Cash20.8228.3534.6317.53Price / Book3.882.155.714.29Net Income$291.20M$349.30M$736.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.95%0.62%0.23%-0.60%1 Month Performance-5.88%-11.18%-5.89%-6.70%1 Year Performance-0.75%-8.38%52,779.82%1.90% Watts Water Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTSWatts Water Technologies4.3539 of 5 stars$197.90-0.2%$222.00+12.2%-0.5%$6.59B$2.25B22.774,600Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsDOVDover4.9451 of 5 stars$151.37-1.4%$218.18+44.1%-4.3%$20.75B$7.75B7.7825,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeSNASnap-on3.4371 of 5 stars$310.86-1.3%$355.33+14.3%+18.0%$16.29B$4.71B15.9412,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownPNRPentair4.829 of 5 stars$77.47-1.6%$112.27+44.9%+2.4%$12.77B$4.08B20.7111,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGGGGraco3.7986 of 5 stars$74.41-1.8%$93.00+25.0%-11.3%$12.51B$2.11B26.394,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsIEXIDEX4.6908 of 5 stars$162.93+0.3%$241.71+48.4%-27.4%$12.31B$3.27B24.508,870Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNDSNNordson4.5968 of 5 stars$170.80-3.4%$256.20+50.0%-30.4%$9.72B$2.67B21.737,330Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeRBCRBC Bearings3.1979 of 5 stars$307.33-0.5%$361.20+17.5%+32.2%$9.65B$1.61B42.223,550Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWWDWoodward3.9917 of 5 stars$160.25+1.9%$197.38+23.2%+17.3%$9.51B$3.31B26.848,300Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLECOLincoln Electric4.2242 of 5 stars$168.72-1.9%$233.60+38.5%-24.6%$9.45B$4.01B20.7012,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsITTITT4.3917 of 5 stars$113.61+0.8%$170.29+49.9%-0.7%$9.25B$3.63B18.0310,300Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors NDSN Competitors RBC Competitors WWD Competitors LECO Competitors ITT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WTS) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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