SPX FLOW (FLOW) Competitors

SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts prefer FLOW or TKR?

Timken has a consensus price target of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.44%. Given Timken's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, FLOW or TKR?

SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	0.90	$66.70M	$1.59	20.65
Timken	$4.57B	1.18	$352.70M	$4.64	16.62

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, 8.4% of Timken shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FLOW or TKR?

In the previous week, Timken had 7 more articles in the media than SPX FLOW. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Timken and 3 mentions for SPX FLOW. SPX FLOW's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Timken's score of 0.43 indicating that SPX FLOW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Timken	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FLOW or TKR 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
SPX FLOW	4.36%	11.34%	5.60%
Timken	7.24%	12.62%	5.81%

Summary

Timken beats SPX FLOW on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.