Xylem (XYL) Competitors $102.77 -0.92 (-0.88%) Closing price 04/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$102.46 -0.31 (-0.30%) As of 04/8/2025 07:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock XYL vs. PH, ITW, IR, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, NDSN, and RBCShould you be buying Xylem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xylem include Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Nordson (NDSN), and RBC Bearings (RBC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Xylem vs. Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Nordson RBC Bearings Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) and Xylem (NYSE:XYL) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability. Do analysts recommend PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin currently has a consensus target price of $723.41, suggesting a potential upside of 38.23%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $149.89, suggesting a potential upside of 45.84%. Given Xylem's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Xylem is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Xylem 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is PH or XYL a better dividend stock? Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 43.7% 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 refer more to PH or XYL? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 2 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 26 mentions for Xylem. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Parker-Hannifin's score of 1.04 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Parker-Hannifin 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Xylem 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PH or XYL? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioParker-Hannifin$19.91B3.38$2.84B$24.1621.66Xylem$8.56B2.92$890M$3.6628.08 Is PH or XYL 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 Parker-Hannifin15.87% 27.34% 11.64% Xylem 10.40%9.96%6.48% Which has more risk & volatility, PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin received 204 more outperform votes than Xylem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.88% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 63.25% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformParker-HannifinOutperform Votes73463.88% Underperform Votes41536.12% XylemOutperform Votes53063.25% Underperform Votes30836.75% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PH or XYL? 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Xylem on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Xylem News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XYL 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 XYL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXylemPumps & pumping equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.01B$9.28B$6.39B$17.26BDividend Yield1.44%1.62%2.57%3.94%P/E Ratio28.0822.5627.3628.86Price / Sales2.922.51149.8923.95Price / Cash19.6619.5631.4017.54Price / Book2.342.734.264.00Net Income$890M$369.47M$195.43M$1.02B7 Day Performance-14.17%-14.25%-8.16%-12.28%1 Month Performance-21.42%-16.14%-9.46%-13.86%1 Year Performance-19.55%-20.85%-5.98%-9.23% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.6237 of 5 stars$102.77-0.9%$149.89+45.8%-19.6%$25.01B$8.56B28.0817,800Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumePHParker-Hannifin4.743 of 5 stars$531.20+2.7%$736.65+38.7%-7.5%$68.38B$19.91B21.9955,100Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeITWIllinois Tool Works4.686 of 5 stars$221.56-1.8%$265.18+19.7%-17.1%$65.00B$15.90B18.9045,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIRIngersoll Rand4.398 of 5 stars$67.76-2.8%$105.09+55.1%-29.2%$27.31B$7.24B32.8917,000Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeDOVDover4.9399 of 5 stars$151.37-1.4%$218.18+44.1%-14.5%$20.75B$7.75B7.7825,000Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSNASnap-on3.8352 of 5 stars$310.86-1.3%$355.33+14.3%+5.4%$16.29B$4.71B15.9412,900Positive NewsGap UpPNRPentair4.8159 of 5 stars$77.47-1.6%$112.27+44.9%-8.8%$12.77B$4.08B20.7111,200Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGGGGraco4.4574 of 5 stars$74.41-1.8%$93.00+25.0%-20.0%$12.51B$2.11B26.394,000Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIEXIDEX4.5554 of 5 stars$162.93+0.3%$241.71+48.4%-32.2%$12.31B$3.27B24.508,870Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNDSNNordson4.3037 of 5 stars$170.80-3.4%$256.20+50.0%-38.2%$9.72B$2.67B21.737,330Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRBCRBC Bearings3.0983 of 5 stars$307.33-0.5%$361.20+17.5%+12.9%$9.65B$1.61B42.223,550Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives Dover Alternatives Snap-on Alternatives Pentair Alternatives Graco Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Nordson Alternatives RBC Bearings Alternatives 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:XYL) was last updated on 4/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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