Parker-Hannifin (PH) Competitors $715.13 +0.83 (+0.12%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$712.11 -3.02 (-0.42%) As of 07/11/2025 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 PNRShould 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 Pentair (PNR). Parker-Hannifin vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies AMETEK Dover Eaton Flowserve Ingersoll Rand ITT Xylem Illinois Tool Works Pentair Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PH or AIT? 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned 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. Do analysts rate PH or AIT? Parker-Hannifin currently has a consensus target price of $726.12, indicating a potential upside of 1.54%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.24%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PH or AIT a better dividend stock? Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.7% 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. Parker-Hannifin has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Parker-Hannifin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PH or AIT? 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 RatioParker-Hannifin$19.79B4.62$2.84B$25.9727.54Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.16$385.76M$9.9625.49 Does the media prefer PH or AIT? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 23 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 16 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Parker-Hannifin's score of 1.22 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 Parker-Hannifin 26 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PH or AIT 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 Parker-Hannifin17.14% 26.80% 11.89% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Which has more volatility and risk, PH or AIT? Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 12 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$91.35B$12.74B$7.54B$20.73BDividend Yield1.01%23.73%4.52%3.71%P/E Ratio27.5430.7725.1527.84Price / Sales4.624.92117.2342.44Price / Cash21.6516.4627.4522.63Price / Book7.613.844.404.57Net Income$2.84B$521.16M$791.63M$989.30M7 Day Performance-0.56%-0.87%0.74%0.20%1 Month Performance7.34%7.57%4.83%3.95%1 Year Performance32.95%27.03%28.10%10.27% Parker-Hannifin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHParker-Hannifin4.3354 of 5 stars$715.13+0.1%$726.12+1.5%+35.4%$91.35B$19.79B27.5461,120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.7167 of 5 stars$242.28-1.4%$285.00+17.6%+32.8%$9.21B$4.48B24.296,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAMEAMETEK3.7371 of 5 stars$181.35-1.5%$197.89+9.1%+6.9%$41.89B$6.94B29.6921,500Positive NewsDOVDover4.4565 of 5 stars$186.03-1.4%$206.50+11.0%+3.8%$25.48B$7.75B11.2024,000Trending NewsETNEaton4.3031 of 5 stars$355.26-1.9%$369.06+3.9%+9.7%$139.12B$25.31B35.8894,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFLSFlowserve4.5261 of 5 stars$52.45-5.1%$63.00+20.1%+11.4%$6.87B$4.56B24.5616,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand3.8259 of 5 stars$86.07-1.1%$98.70+14.7%-6.8%$34.74B$7.24B42.6221,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.431 of 5 stars$158.58-1.6%$165.50+4.4%+19.5%$12.46B$3.63B25.1711,700News CoverageXYLXylem4.4362 of 5 stars$130.85-1.1%$143.71+9.8%-5.0%$31.83B$8.56B35.1623,000Positive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.6435 of 5 stars$254.20-1.7%$252.58-0.6%+8.1%$74.48B$15.76B22.3644,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.6037 of 5 stars$104.94-1.8%$107.14+2.1%+36.5%$17.28B$4.08B27.149,750Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 Pentair 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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