MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS (MWA) Competitors $25.90 +0.40 (+1.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.90 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 06:26 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MWA vs. FELE, GGG, ITT, WTS, WWD, NDSN, LECO, IEX, RBC, and MLIShould you be buying MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS include Franklin Electric (FELE), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Woodward (WWD), Nordson (NDSN), Lincoln Electric (LECO), IDEX (IEX), RBC Bearings (RBC), and Mueller Industries (MLI). MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Graco ITT Watts Water Technologies Woodward Nordson Lincoln Electric IDEX RBC Bearings Mueller Industries MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS (NYSE:MWA) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Does the media refer more to MWA or FELE? In the previous week, MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS and MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS both had 5 articles in the media. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.73 indicating that MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer MWA or FELE? MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS presently has a consensus target price of $28.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.37%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.79%. Given MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, MWA or FELE? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS. Franklin Electric 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMUELLER WATER PRODUCTS$1.31B3.08$115.90M$0.9427.56Franklin Electric$2.02B2.18$180.31M$3.8725.65 Is MWA or FELE more profitable? MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS has a net margin of 10.67% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS's return on equity of 20.89% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS10.67% 20.89% 10.82% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MWA or FELE? 91.7% of MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MWA or FELE a better dividend stock? MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, MWA or FELE? MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMUELLER WATER PRODUCTS beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MWA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MWA 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 MWA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMUELLER WATER PRODUCTSSTEEL IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.99B$5.06B$7.88B$21.95BDividend Yield1.05%3.65%4.58%3.62%P/E Ratio27.5618.4525.0532.70Price / Sales3.081.681,265.8780.26Price / Cash18.3714.4027.9624.31Price / Book4.983.444.914.66Net Income$115.90M$370.27M$790.14M$1.01B7 Day Performance3.79%4.20%0.75%1.48%1 Month Performance2.46%4.74%1.81%0.43%1 Year Performance17.59%22.96%29.76%12.71% MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MWAMUELLER WATER PRODUCTS4.741 of 5 stars$25.91+1.5%$28.33+9.4%+15.7%$3.99B$1.31B27.563,400News CoveragePositive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.4802 of 5 stars$98.14+0.9%$107.00+9.0%-4.0%$4.33B$2.02B25.366,300Upcoming EarningsGap UpGGGGraco4.5943 of 5 stars$82.38+0.1%$94.50+14.7%-2.6%$13.64B$2.11B29.214,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.6981 of 5 stars$172.35-0.3%$191.00+10.8%+18.5%$13.49B$3.63B27.1011,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWTSWatts Water Technologies4.5521 of 5 stars$281.47+2.1%$253.80-9.8%+40.4%$9.20B$2.25B30.274,800News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeWWDWoodward4.3143 of 5 stars$251.98+1.8%$268.67+6.6%+50.6%$14.84B$3.32B39.879,300Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NDSNNordson4.4356 of 5 stars$235.66+1.0%$255.75+8.5%-6.8%$13.11B$2.69B29.618,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeLECOLincoln Electric4.2571 of 5 stars$239.42+1.9%$243.50+1.7%+22.0%$12.97B$4.01B26.9012,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.8702 of 5 stars$166.83+0.3%$199.57+19.6%-20.0%$12.52B$3.27B26.959,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRBCRBC Bearings2.8266 of 5 stars$387.89+4.0%$429.00+10.6%+38.4%$11.77B$1.64B48.855,334Positive NewsMLIMueller Industries3.0227 of 5 stars$100.29+1.7%$105.00+4.7%+26.8%$10.91B$3.77B15.925,168Earnings ReportInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Alternatives Graco Alternatives ITT Alternatives Watts Water Technologies Alternatives Woodward Alternatives Nordson Alternatives Lincoln Electric Alternatives IDEX Alternatives RBC Bearings Alternatives Mueller Industries Alternatives 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:MWA) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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