Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) are both machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend ZWS or SEI?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.05%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $43.78, indicating a potential upside of 63.31%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the media prefer ZWS or SEI?

In the previous week, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor had 4 more articles in the media than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and 8 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's score of 1.17 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ZWS or SEI a better dividend stock?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays out 81.4% 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ZWS or SEI?

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ZWS or SEI?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZWS or SEI more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 10.78% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.80%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 15.23% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ZWS or SEI?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, 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
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	4.84	$160.20M	$1.01	44.82
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$446.98M	4.05	$24.34M	$0.59	45.43

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Solaris Energy Infrastructure on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.