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SPX FLOW (FLOW) Competitors

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FLOW vs. ESE, TKR, NPO, MWA, KAI, SXI, AIN, KMT, TNC, and TRS

Should you be buying SPX FLOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SPX FLOW include ESCO Technologies (ESE), Timken (TKR), Enpro (NPO), MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Standex International (SXI), Albany International (AIN), Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), and TriMas (TRS). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

SPX FLOW vs. Its Competitors

SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) and ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, SPX FLOW had 2 more articles in the media than ESCO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SPX FLOW and 1 mentions for ESCO Technologies. ESCO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat SPX FLOW's score of 0.53 indicating that ESCO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SPX FLOW
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ESCO Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESCO Technologies has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ESCO Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SPX FLOW. SPX FLOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESCO Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SPX FLOW$1.53B0.93$66.70M$1.5921.22
ESCO Technologies$1.03B5.38$101.88M$4.4448.14

ESCO Technologies has a net margin of 10.37% compared to SPX FLOW's net margin of 4.36%. SPX FLOW's return on equity of 11.34% beat ESCO Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SPX FLOW4.36% 11.34% 5.60%
ESCO Technologies 10.37%11.19%7.12%

ESCO Technologies has a consensus price target of $187.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.28%. Given ESCO Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ESCO Technologies is more favorable than SPX FLOW.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SPX FLOW
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
ESCO Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of ESCO Technologies 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.

Summary

ESCO Technologies beats SPX FLOW on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FLOW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FLOW vs. The Competition

MetricSPX FLOWMetalworking Machinery & Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.42B$5.30B$7.80B$21.69B
Dividend Yield1.70%161.75%4.59%3.59%
P/E Ratio21.2221.01295.5932.49
Price / Sales0.931.721,255.9080.94
Price / Cash22.0316.5228.1224.53
Price / Book1.373.394.824.57
Net Income$66.70M$160.59M$790.12M$1.01B

SPX FLOW Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLOW
SPX FLOW
3.3045 of 5 stars
$33.74
-1.1%
N/A+5.6%$1.42B$1.53B21.224,900Options Volume
ESE
ESCO Technologies
2.4273 of 5 stars
$209.25
0.0%
$187.50
-10.4%
+66.9%$5.40B$1.03B47.133,281
TKR
Timken
4.4498 of 5 stars
$75.93
-1.1%
$80.73
+6.3%
-14.5%$5.29B$4.51B17.2619,000Trending News
Analyst Revision
NPO
Enpro
4.1498 of 5 stars
$223.77
-4.2%
$240.00
+7.3%
+45.8%$4.71B$1.05B55.943,500Analyst Forecast
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS
4.8251 of 5 stars
$25.45
-1.0%
$28.33
+11.3%
+10.2%$3.98B$1.31B27.083,400Positive News
KAI
Kadant
3.3752 of 5 stars
$298.34
-2.3%
$340.00
+14.0%
-11.3%$3.51B$1.02B33.223,500
SXI
Standex International
3.946 of 5 stars
$213.98
-1.0%
$223.50
+4.5%
+28.8%$2.59B$790.11M46.124,100
AIN
Albany International
4.432 of 5 stars
$55.74
-0.6%
$69.00
+23.8%
-24.9%$1.64B$1.23B27.875,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
KMT
Kennametal
3.7844 of 5 stars
$21.29
-2.9%
$24.00
+12.8%
-14.6%$1.62B$1.97B17.748,124Analyst Forecast
TNC
Tennant
4.8083 of 5 stars
$81.86
-2.2%
$125.00
+52.7%
-15.6%$1.51B$1.29B25.504,632News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TRS
TriMas
4.7675 of 5 stars
$37.18
+0.1%
$45.00
+21.0%
+30.2%$1.51B$973.84M40.863,900Positive News

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This page (NYSE:FLOW) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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