GRC vs. MWA, KAI, AIN, SXI, KMT, TNC, TRS, PRLB, HY, and ERII
Should you be buying Gorman-Rupp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gorman-Rupp include Mueller Water Products (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Albany International (AIN), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), TriMas (TRS), Proto Labs (PRLB), Hyster-Yale (HY), and Energy Recovery (ERII). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Gorman-Rupp vs. Its Competitors
Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mueller Water Products has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Mueller Water Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Mueller Water Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Mueller Water Products pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Gorman-Rupp pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mueller Water Products pays out 29.7% 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. Gorman-Rupp has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Mueller Water Products has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Mueller Water Products has a consensus target price of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Mueller Water Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mueller Water Products is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.
In the previous week, Mueller Water Products had 1 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mueller Water Products and 4 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Mueller Water Products' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of 0.65 indicating that Mueller Water Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mueller Water Products has higher revenue and earnings than Gorman-Rupp. Gorman-Rupp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mueller Water Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mueller Water Products has a net margin of 10.48% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 6.68%. Mueller Water Products' return on equity of 21.31% beat Gorman-Rupp's return on equity.
Summary
Mueller Water Products beats Gorman-Rupp on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GRC) was last updated on 6/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
