Pentair (PNR) Competitors

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both large-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PNR or DOV?

92.4% of Pentair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Pentair shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PNR or DOV?

In the previous week, Pentair had 3 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Pentair and 27 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Pentair's score of 1.40 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pentair	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dover	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, PNR or DOV?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Pentair. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pentair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pentair	$4.10B	4.44	$625.40M	$3.66	30.33
Dover	$7.75B	3.07	$2.70B	$16.58	10.44

Do analysts prefer PNR or DOV?

Pentair presently has a consensus price target of $114.36, indicating a potential upside of 3.02%. Dover has a consensus price target of $213.92, indicating a potential upside of 23.55%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Pentair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pentair	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is PNR or DOV a better dividend stock?

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pentair pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.5% 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. Pentair has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is PNR or DOV more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 29.29% compared to Pentair's net margin of 14.86%. Pentair's return on equity of 21.62% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pentair	14.86%	21.62%	11.88%
Dover	29.29%	18.19%	9.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, PNR or DOV?

Pentair has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dover beats Pentair on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.