Xylem (XYL) Competitors $117.14 +0.71 (+0.61%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends XYL vs. PH, ITW, IR, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, NDSN, and SWKShould 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), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), Nordson (NDSN), and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Xylem vs. Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX Graco Nordson Stanley Black & Decker Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) and Xylem (NYSE:XYL) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk. Is PH or XYL more profitable? Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 14.47% compared to Xylem's net margin of 9.85%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.95% beat Xylem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Parker-Hannifin14.47% 27.95% 11.33% Xylem 9.85%9.61%6.22% Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$19.99B4.17$2.84B$22.1429.23Xylem$8.42B3.38$609M$3.4234.25 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 1.0%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 42.1% 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 and Xylem has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do analysts rate PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin currently has a consensus target price of $712.82, indicating a potential upside of 10.14%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $152.20, indicating a potential upside of 29.93%. 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 Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Xylem 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media prefer PH or XYL? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin and Parker-Hannifin both had 7 articles in the media. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Xylem's score of 0.71 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Parker-Hannifin 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Xylem 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin received 196 more outperform votes than Xylem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.81% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 63.19% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformParker-HannifinOutperform Votes72363.81% Underperform Votes41036.19% XylemOutperform Votes52763.19% Underperform Votes30736.81% SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Xylem on 16 of the 20 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 XYL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXylemPumps & pumping equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$28.46B$11.31B$7.22B$19.18BDividend Yield1.19%1.30%2.33%3.60%P/E Ratio34.2529.5528.2941.30Price / Sales3.383.11406.3717.60Price / Cash23.0622.1131.0221.28Price / Book2.783.675.855.32Net Income$609M$329.12M$126.23M$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.87%-3.53%4.03%-3.54%1 Month Performance-6.81%-3.36%8.84%-3.68%1 Year Performance4.88%7.50%19.33%12.14% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.9705 of 5 stars$117.14+0.6%$152.20+29.9%+6.8%$28.46B$8.42B34.252,300High Trading VolumePHParker-Hannifin4.7461 of 5 stars$673.50+0.3%$709.65+5.4%+44.0%$86.69B$19.99B30.3861,120Analyst ForecastPositive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works3.721 of 5 stars$271.02-0.4%$267.90-1.2%+0.8%$80.03B$15.95B23.5445,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.4346 of 5 stars$100.05-1.0%$107.67+7.6%+23.3%$40.32B$7.16B49.3218,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.7889 of 5 stars$200.82-0.1%$213.91+6.5%+25.4%$27.55B$8.47B17.9825,000Analyst UpgradeSNASnap-on4.5435 of 5 stars$352.14-0.8%$345.40-1.9%+21.0%$18.49B$4.71B18.282,700Insider TradePositive NewsPNRPentair4.6885 of 5 stars$108.03+0.8%$109.38+1.2%+44.4%$17.85B$4.10B26.7910,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsIEXIDEX4.5608 of 5 stars$223.85+0.4%$243.14+8.6%+0.1%$16.95B$3.19B34.528,800Positive NewsGGGGraco3.8268 of 5 stars$87.87-0.1%$89.25+1.6%-0.3%$14.84B$2.13B31.074,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsNDSNNordson4.7333 of 5 stars$226.00-0.2%$279.00+23.5%-17.8%$12.92B$2.69B27.927,900Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8376 of 5 stars$83.17+0.4%$102.29+23.0%-14.7%$12.82B$15.38B-60.4450,500Analyst UpgradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives Dover Alternatives Snap-on Alternatives Pentair Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Graco Alternatives Nordson Alternatives Stanley Black & Decker Alternatives 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:XYL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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