Flowco (FLOC) Competitors

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and Flowco (NYSE:FLOC) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ZWS or FLOC?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than Flowco. Flowco 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
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	4.03	$160.20M	$0.99	37.91
Flowco	$535.28M	3.18	$80.25M	$1.84	10.22

Does the media favor ZWS or FLOC?

In the previous week, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor had 4 more articles in the media than Flowco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and 3 mentions for Flowco. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Flowco's score of 0.83 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Flowco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZWS or FLOC?

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ZWS or FLOC a better dividend stock?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Flowco pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowco pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Flowco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate ZWS or FLOC?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor currently has a consensus price target of $36.29, suggesting a potential downside of 3.32%. Flowco has a consensus price target of $32.40, suggesting a potential upside of 72.25%. Given Flowco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flowco 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Flowco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Is ZWS or FLOC more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 10.72% compared to Flowco's net margin of 0.00%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 14.43% beat Flowco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.72%	14.43%	8.56%
Flowco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Flowco on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.