Pentair (PNR) Competitors

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

Is DOV or PNR a better dividend stock?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DOV or PNR?

Dover has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pentair has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DOV or PNR 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
Dover	29.29%	18.19%	9.86%
Pentair	14.86%	21.62%	11.88%

Which has better valuation & earnings, DOV or PNR?

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
Dover	$7.75B	2.95	$2.70B	$16.58	10.04
Pentair	$4.10B	4.49	$625.40M	$3.66	30.68

Does the media refer more to DOV or PNR?

In the previous week, Pentair had 1 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Pentair and 10 mentions for Dover. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Dover's score of 1.01 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pentair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DOV or PNR?

Dover presently has a consensus target price of $213.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.30%. Pentair has a consensus target price of $114.93, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Pentair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Pentair	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DOV or PNR?

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

Summary

Dover and Pentair tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.