GTLS vs. XYL, IR, DOV, PNR, SNA, WWD, GGG, ITT, LECO, and NDSN
Should you be buying Chart Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chart Industries include Xylem (XYL), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Dover (DOV), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), Woodward (WWD), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Nordson (NDSN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Chart Industries vs. Its Competitors
Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Xylem has a net margin of 10.74% compared to Chart Industries' net margin of 6.29%. Chart Industries' return on equity of 13.71% beat Xylem's return on equity.
Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Chart Industries. Xylem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chart Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Xylem has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chart Industries has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Xylem presently has a consensus price target of $150.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Chart Industries has a consensus price target of $202.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.33%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Chart Industries.
In the previous week, Xylem had 23 more articles in the media than Chart Industries. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Xylem and 15 mentions for Chart Industries. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Xylem's score of 1.24 indicating that Chart Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chart Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Xylem beats Chart Industries on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GTLS) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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