Xylem (XYL) Competitors

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings & valuation, XYL or PH?

Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Xylem. Parker-Hannifin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xylem, 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
Xylem	$8.56B	3.61	$890M	$3.66	34.79
Parker-Hannifin	$19.93B	4.31	$2.84B	$24.16	27.61

Which has more volatility and risk, XYL or PH?

Xylem has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XYL or PH a better dividend stock?

Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Xylem pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.0% 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. Parker-Hannifin has increased its dividend for 69 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer XYL or PH?

In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 19 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 17 mentions for Xylem. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Xylem's score of 1.26 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xylem	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Parker-Hannifin	32 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is XYL or PH more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Xylem's net margin of 10.40%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.34% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xylem	10.40%	9.96%	6.48%
Parker-Hannifin	15.87%	27.34%	11.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XYL or PH?

Parker-Hannifin received 201 more outperform votes than Xylem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.90% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 63.25% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xylem	Outperform Votes 530 63.25%	Underperform Votes 308 36.75%
Parker-Hannifin	Outperform Votes 731 63.90%	Underperform Votes 413 36.10%

Do analysts prefer XYL or PH?

Xylem currently has a consensus target price of $149.90, suggesting a potential upside of 17.74%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $739.06, suggesting a potential upside of 10.79%. Given Xylem's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xylem	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Parker-Hannifin	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in XYL or PH?

88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Xylem on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.