Xylem (XYL) Competitors $122.84 +0.61 (+0.50%) (As of 11/20/2024 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 Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXylem$7.36B4.05$609M$3.4235.92Parker-Hannifin$19.93B4.46$2.84B$22.1431.18 Which has more volatility & risk, XYL or PH? Xylem has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is XYL or PH 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 Xylem9.85% 9.61% 6.22% Parker-Hannifin 14.47%27.95%11.33% Is XYL or PH a better dividend stock? Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Xylem pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parker-Hannifin pays out 29.4% 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. Xylem has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Parker-Hannifin has raised its dividend for 69 consecutive years. Do analysts rate XYL or PH? Xylem currently has a consensus target price of $147.17, suggesting a potential upside of 19.80%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $688.07, suggesting a potential downside of 0.34%. 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 Xylem 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Does the media favor XYL or PH? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 18 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 16 mentions for Xylem. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Xylem's score of 1.07 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Parker-Hannifin 27 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor XYL or PH? Parker-Hannifin received 193 more outperform votes than Xylem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.65% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 63.18% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXylemOutperform Votes52563.18% Underperform Votes30636.82% Parker-HannifinOutperform Votes71863.65% Underperform Votes41036.35% SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Xylem on 17 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 XYL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXylemPumps & pumping equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.84B$11.87B$6.92B$19.90BDividend Yield1.18%1.27%2.92%3.54%P/E Ratio35.9230.8345.3042.67Price / Sales4.053.33203.6018.14Price / Cash23.4121.8924.3317.85Price / Book2.823.825.085.60Net Income$609M$329.12M$120.92M$985.93M7 Day Performance-0.76%-0.41%-1.12%-0.19%1 Month Performance-8.55%0.94%8.15%0.15%1 Year Performance22.57%19.67%29.54%23.70% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.8532 of 5 stars$122.84+0.5%$149.64+21.8%+22.6%$29.70B$7.36B35.922,300Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.5228 of 5 stars$690.43+0.1%$688.07-0.3%+60.0%$88.79B$19.93B31.1861,120Analyst DowngradePositive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.1967 of 5 stars$266.380.0%$257.30-3.4%+11.2%$78.69B$16.11B23.0445,000Analyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.0372 of 5 stars$103.13+0.7%$103.83+0.7%+46.4%$41.56B$6.88B50.3118,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓DOVDover4.7355 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 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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