Flowserve (FLS) Competitors $52.14 -0.22 (-0.41%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.40 +0.26 (+0.49%) As of 08/8/2025 07:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FLS vs. AIT, CR, DOV, EMR, GGG, GHM, IR, ITT, PH, and PNRShould you be buying Flowserve stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flowserve include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Crane (CR), Dover (DOV), Emerson Electric (EMR), Graco (GGG), Graham (GHM), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Pentair (PNR). Flowserve vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Crane Dover Emerson Electric Graco Graham Ingersoll Rand ITT Parker-Hannifin Pentair Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is FLS or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.64% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 6.28%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat Flowserve's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flowserve6.28% 18.25% 7.12% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FLS or AIT? 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Flowserve shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FLS or AIT? Flowserve currently has a consensus target price of $65.78, suggesting a potential upside of 26.15%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Flowserve's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flowserve 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to FLS or AIT? In the previous week, Flowserve had 2 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Flowserve and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Flowserve's score of 0.74 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flowserve 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, FLS or AIT? Applied Industrial Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlowserve$4.56B1.50$282.76M$2.2123.59Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.24$385.76M$9.9626.41 Is FLS or AIT a better dividend stock? Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Flowserve pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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. Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, FLS or AIT? Flowserve has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Flowserve on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Flowserve News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FLS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FLS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FLS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFlowserveMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.85B$12.92B$7.60B$20.70BDividend Yield1.60%23.77%4.57%3.67%P/E Ratio23.5921.3024.9628.40Price / Sales1.504.2199.4356.10Price / Cash15.8416.6027.9823.21Price / Book2.993.914.294.33Net Income$282.76M$524.02M$795.91M$996.14M7 Day Performance-3.19%1.19%1.04%1.98%1 Month Performance-3.28%1.93%1.39%-0.83%1 Year Performance14.47%36.94%33.73%14.36% Flowserve Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLSFlowserve4.3114 of 5 stars$52.14-0.4%$65.78+26.1%+14.7%$6.85B$4.56B23.5916,000AITApplied Industrial Technologies3.7141 of 5 stars$267.27+1.2%$285.00+6.6%+33.7%$10.18B$4.48B26.836,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCRCrane4.3447 of 5 stars$195.12+0.8%$221.50+13.5%+33.6%$11.22B$2.23B25.8411,000Trending NewsDOVDover4.7365 of 5 stars$176.09+0.6%$213.92+21.5%-1.8%$24.15B$7.75B10.6224,000Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionEMREmerson Electric4.3678 of 5 stars$142.65+0.6%$142.28-0.3%+27.0%$80.24B$17.49B34.1373,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeGGGGraco4.219 of 5 stars$82.99+0.5%$94.50+13.9%+4.2%$13.75B$2.11B29.434,300GHMGraham3.9565 of 5 stars$57.62+3.8%$60.00+4.1%+68.2%$632.66M$209.90M51.91490Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.5671 of 5 stars$78.62+4.9%$98.75+25.6%-16.1%$31.72B$7.24B61.4221,000High Trading VolumeITTITT4.2264 of 5 stars$166.88+1.7%$179.22+7.4%+24.8%$13.13B$3.70B26.2411,700Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPHParker-Hannifin4.5728 of 5 stars$718.92+1.0%$739.59+2.9%+28.1%$91.86B$19.93B27.6861,120Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.7624 of 5 stars$102.23+1.6%$114.36+11.9%+23.0%$16.76B$4.10B27.939,750Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors Crane Competitors Dover Competitors Emerson Electric Competitors Graco Competitors Graham Competitors Ingersoll Rand Competitors ITT Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Pentair Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FLS) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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