Pentair (PNR) Competitors

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

Is PNR or DOV a better dividend stock?

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 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 12.4% 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. Pentair has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PNR or DOV?

Pentair has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PNR or DOV?

Pentair presently has a consensus target price of $114.36, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Dover has a consensus target price of $213.92, indicating a potential upside of 23.01%. Given Dover's higher possible 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

Does the media refer more to PNR or DOV?

In the previous week, Dover had 15 more articles in the media than Pentair. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Dover and 13 mentions for Pentair. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Dover's score of 0.45 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pentair	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dover	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and 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	$4.08B	4.09	$625.40M	$3.66	27.85
Dover	$7.75B	3.08	$2.70B	$16.58	10.49

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term 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%

Summary

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