Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors $44.87 +0.62 (+1.40%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.98 +0.11 (+0.25%) As of 08/1/2025 05:00 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZWS vs. BN, DOV, FBIN, GGG, ITT, MAS, OC, PH, PNR, and WTSShould you be buying Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor include Brookfield (BN), Dover (DOV), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS). Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor vs. Its Competitors Brookfield Dover Fortune Brands Innovations Graco ITT Masco Owens Corning Parker-Hannifin Pentair Watts Water Technologies Brookfield (NYSE:BN) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BN or ZWS? 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 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. Which has more volatility and risk, BN or ZWS? Brookfield has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BN or ZWS? Brookfield currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.16%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.31%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to BN or ZWS? In the previous week, Brookfield had 12 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Brookfield and 20 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's score of 1.07 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookfield 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BN or ZWS? Brookfield has higher revenue and earnings than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield$86.01B1.25$641M$0.28233.29Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor$1.57B4.80$160.20M$1.0144.43 Is BN or ZWS more profitable? Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 10.78% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.76%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 15.23% beat Brookfield's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield0.76% 4.20% 1.36% Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 10.78%15.23%9.02% Is BN or ZWS a better dividend stock? Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Brookfield pays out 128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryBrookfield beats Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZWS 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 ZWS 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 ZWS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZurn Elkay Water Solutions CorWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.41B$10.26B$14.77B$20.69BDividend Yield0.81%1.29%2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio44.4337.5424.0529.07Price / Sales4.808.1168.5366.37Price / Cash24.0616.9726.9422.84Price / Book4.803.385.074.43Net Income$160.20M$221.89M$195.86M$994.22M7 Day Performance16.62%-6.38%-4.24%-3.35%1 Month Performance19.56%-4.25%-1.10%-2.06%1 Year Performance47.11%5.60%28.98%10.15% Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor1.5991 of 5 stars$44.87+1.4%$38.00-15.3%+43.3%$7.41B$1.57B44.432,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBNBrookfield3.636 of 5 stars$66.31-1.4%$66.13-0.3%+37.2%$110.91B$86.01B236.82250,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.7827 of 5 stars$186.99-0.7%$208.58+11.5%-2.3%$25.81B$7.75B11.2624,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1279 of 5 stars$52.92-0.7%$77.27+46.0%-29.4%$6.41B$4.61B15.5211,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGGGGraco4.2735 of 5 stars$86.25-0.6%$93.00+7.8%+0.2%$14.51B$2.11B30.784,300Analyst RevisionITTITT4.2228 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+17.8%$12.53B$3.63B26.9811,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMASMasco4.3099 of 5 stars$65.16-0.6%$74.03+13.6%-9.5%$13.83B$7.83B16.2318,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOCOwens Corning4.8113 of 5 stars$137.97-1.5%$184.30+33.6%-25.4%$11.91B$10.98B9.2125,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPHParker-Hannifin4.6538 of 5 stars$711.82-1.5%$739.59+3.9%+33.2%$92.33B$19.93B27.3361,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownPNRPentair4.7281 of 5 stars$105.01-1.0%$111.00+5.7%+17.2%$17.45B$4.08B23.579,750Analyst DowngradeWTSWatts Water Technologies4.132 of 5 stars$248.72-1.0%$234.20-5.8%+27.7%$8.38B$2.25B28.194,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BN Competitors DOV Competitors FBIN Competitors GGG Competitors ITT Competitors MAS Competitors OC Competitors PH Competitors PNR Competitors WTS Competitors 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:ZWS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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