Power Solutions International (PSIX) Competitors

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PSIX or ZWS?

22.3% of Power Solutions International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Power Solutions International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held 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.

Is PSIX or ZWS more profitable?

Power Solutions International has a net margin of 18.56% compared to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's net margin of 10.78%. Power Solutions International's return on equity of 136.57% beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Power Solutions International	18.56%	136.57%	30.25%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PSIX or ZWS?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than Power Solutions International. Power Solutions International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Power Solutions International	$597.49M	3.13	$69.28M	$4.81	16.88
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	4.86	$160.20M	$1.01	44.96

Which has more volatility & risk, PSIX or ZWS?

Power Solutions International has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PSIX or ZWS?

In the previous week, Power Solutions International had 12 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Power Solutions International and 6 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Power Solutions International's score of 1.07 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Power Solutions International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer PSIX or ZWS?

Power Solutions International currently has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential downside of 54.44%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.31%. Given Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is more favorable than Power Solutions International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Power Solutions International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Power Solutions International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.