ZWS vs. SYM, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, CHX, WFRD, WHD, and HAYW
Should you be buying Zurn Elkay Water Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions include Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), and Hayward (HAYW). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions vs.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Symbotic had 70 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Symbotic and 3 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Symbotic's score of 0.19 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a net margin of 8.87% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.32%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' return on equity of 13.30% beat Symbotic's return on equity.
Symbotic received 35 more outperform votes than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.72% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote while only 40.98% of users gave Zurn Elkay Water Solutions an outperform vote.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.96%. Symbotic has a consensus target price of $38.73, suggesting a potential upside of 30.15%. Given Symbotic's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions.
83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Symbotic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Symbotic beats Zurn Elkay Water Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ZWS) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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