SPX FLOW (FLOW) Competitors

SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to FLOW or TKR?

In the previous week, Timken had 13 more articles in the media than SPX FLOW. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Timken and 2 mentions for SPX FLOW. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat SPX FLOW's score of 0.53 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SPX FLOW	Positive
Timken	Positive

Is FLOW or TKR more profitable?

Timken has a net margin of 7.71% compared to SPX FLOW's net margin of 4.36%. Timken's return on equity of 13.93% beat SPX FLOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPX FLOW	4.36%	11.34%	5.60%
Timken	7.71%	13.93%	6.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLOW or TKR?

Timken received 154 more outperform votes than SPX FLOW when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.75% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 43.59% of users gave SPX FLOW an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SPX FLOW	Outperform Votes 262 43.59%	Underperform Votes 339 56.41%
Timken	Outperform Votes 416 62.75%	Underperform Votes 247 37.25%

Which has more volatility and risk, FLOW or TKR?

SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLOW or TKR?

96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Timken shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FLOW or TKR?

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than SPX FLOW. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPX FLOW, 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
SPX FLOW	$1.53B	0.85	$66.70M	$1.59	19.40
Timken	$4.52B	1.08	$352.70M	$4.64	15.00

Do analysts recommend FLOW or TKR?

Timken has a consensus price target of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.79%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Timken 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
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Summary

Timken beats SPX FLOW on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.