SPX FLOW (FLOW) Competitors

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

Is TKR or FLOW more profitable?

Timken has a net margin of 7.24% compared to SPX FLOW's net margin of 4.36%. Timken's return on equity of 12.62% beat SPX FLOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timken	7.24%	12.62%	5.81%
SPX FLOW	4.36%	11.34%	5.60%

Does the media favor TKR or FLOW?

In the previous week, Timken had 12 more articles in the media than SPX FLOW. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Timken and 1 mentions for SPX FLOW. SPX FLOW's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Timken's score of -0.09 indicating that SPX FLOW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SPX FLOW	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TKR or FLOW?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, TKR or FLOW?

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
Timken	$4.57B	1.08	$352.70M	$4.64	15.19
SPX FLOW	$1.53B	0.86	$66.70M	$1.59	19.60

Do analysts recommend TKR or FLOW?

Timken currently has a consensus target price of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.38%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Timken is more favorable than SPX FLOW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
SPX FLOW	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, TKR or FLOW?

Timken has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Timken shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Timken beats SPX FLOW on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.