Parker-Hannifin (PH) Competitors $711.50 -20.40 (-2.79%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$710.24 -1.27 (-0.18%) As of 08/1/2025 07:57 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 PH vs. AIT, AME, DOV, ETN, FLS, IR, ITT, XYL, ITW, and SNAShould you be buying Parker-Hannifin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parker-Hannifin include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), AMETEK (AME), Dover (DOV), Eaton (ETN), Flowserve (FLS), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Xylem (XYL), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), and Snap-On (SNA). Parker-Hannifin vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies AMETEK Dover Eaton Flowserve Ingersoll Rand ITT Xylem Illinois Tool Works Snap-On Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIT or PH? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AIT or PH? Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parker-Hannifin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.50B2.24$385.76M$9.9626.52Parker-Hannifin$19.93B4.56$2.84B$25.9727.40 Is AIT or PH a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.7% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Parker-Hannifin has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Parker-Hannifin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend AIT or PH? Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.91%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus price target of $739.59, suggesting a potential upside of 3.95%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Is AIT or PH more profitable? Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 26.80% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.64% 22.01% 12.83% Parker-Hannifin 17.14%26.80%11.89% Which has more volatility & risk, AIT or PH? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AIT or PH? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 23 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 10 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.21 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Parker-Hannifin 29 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Parker-Hannifin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PH 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 PH 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 PH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricParker-HannifinMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$93.52B$12.88B$7.60B$20.69BDividend Yield0.98%23.76%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio27.4030.3625.2229.07Price / Sales4.564.5998.6366.31Price / Cash22.1816.7127.7622.84Price / Book7.573.854.344.43Net Income$2.84B$520.95M$792.92M$994.22M7 Day Performance-3.58%-1.74%-1.88%-3.35%1 Month Performance-0.01%1.43%2.31%-2.06%1 Year Performance37.22%30.47%29.36%10.15% Parker-Hannifin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHParker-Hannifin4.6538 of 5 stars$711.50-2.8%$739.59+3.9%+33.2%$93.52B$19.93B27.4061,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.8085 of 5 stars$273.94+0.7%$285.00+4.0%+28.3%$10.43B$4.48B27.516,500Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.3889 of 5 stars$179.27-0.5%$197.30+10.1%+14.5%$41.40B$6.94B29.3521,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.7827 of 5 stars$185.50-0.5%$213.92+15.3%-2.3%$25.43B$7.75B11.1924,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionETNEaton4.4644 of 5 stars$392.62+0.1%$377.89-3.8%+28.1%$153.76B$24.88B39.6594,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownFLSFlowserve3.8844 of 5 stars$54.63-0.4%$64.00+17.1%+10.1%$7.14B$4.61B25.5316,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownIRIngersoll Rand4.4518 of 5 stars$88.21-0.1%$100.92+14.4%-17.7%$35.59B$7.24B43.6721,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownITTITT4.2228 of 5 stars$162.63+0.7%$173.25+6.5%+17.8%$12.80B$3.63B25.8611,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastXYLXylem3.6826 of 5 stars$132.48-0.1%$149.29+12.7%+6.5%$32.24B$8.56B35.6223,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ITWIllinois Tool Works4.6079 of 5 stars$260.26-0.5%$255.67-1.8%+4.0%$76.21B$15.90B22.8844,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeSNASnap-On4.4052 of 5 stars$327.93-0.7%$356.17+8.6%+13.8%$17.10B$5.11B17.4913,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Dover Alternatives Eaton Alternatives Flowserve Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives ITT Alternatives Xylem Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Snap-On 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:PH) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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