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PNR vs. DOV, FBIN, GEF, GGG, ITT, ITW, LII, MAS, PH, and SWK

Should you be buying Pentair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pentair include Dover (DOV), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Greif (GEF), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK).

Pentair vs. Its Competitors

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

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dover pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pentair pays out 25.8% 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 raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Pentair has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dover$7.75B3.33$2.70B$16.6011.33
Pentair$4.08B4.28$625.40M$3.8727.44

In the previous week, Dover had 21 more articles in the media than Pentair. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Dover and 13 mentions for Pentair. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Dover's score of 0.20 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dover
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Pentair
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dover has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pentair has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $206.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.78%. Pentair has a consensus target price of $107.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.25%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Pentair
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Pentair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Pentair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dover has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Pentair's net margin of 15.87%. Pentair's return on equity of 21.24% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dover28.85% 19.54% 10.16%
Pentair 15.87%21.24%11.45%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PNR vs. The Competition

MetricPentairWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$17.46B$10.10B$12.91B$20.45B
Dividend Yield0.95%1.32%2.71%3.78%
P/E Ratio27.4235.2128.7727.83
Price / Sales4.2811.5739.5041.03
Price / Cash20.6416.9626.6222.26
Price / Book4.913.706.214.58
Net Income$625.40M$221.89M$188.15M$982.91M
7 Day Performance0.29%1.39%2.53%0.60%
1 Month Performance6.49%0.49%3.24%3.78%
1 Year Performance41.53%16.12%39.06%14.54%

Pentair Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PNR
Pentair
4.5715 of 5 stars
$106.18
+0.4%
$107.50
+1.2%
+40.8%$17.46B$4.08B27.429,750Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.712 of 5 stars
$183.34
+0.0%
$208.58
+13.8%
+6.8%$25.14B$7.75B11.0425,000Trending News
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.4668 of 5 stars
$51.52
+0.4%
$77.17
+49.8%
-17.6%$6.20B$4.61B15.1111,000News Coverage
GEF
Greif
2.9795 of 5 stars
$65.06
+0.2%
$74.17
+14.0%
+18.7%$3.09B$5.45B18.3314,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
GGG
Graco
3.7336 of 5 stars
$86.03
-0.1%
$93.00
+8.1%
+12.5%$14.38B$2.11B30.404,300
ITT
ITT
4.3026 of 5 stars
$156.93
-0.6%
$165.50
+5.5%
+24.4%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.6855 of 5 stars
$247.17
-0.4%
$253.42
+2.5%
+10.1%$72.42B$15.90B21.7446,000Positive News
LII
Lennox International
3.8642 of 5 stars
$573.24
+1.0%
$582.46
+1.6%
+9.6%$20.34B$5.37B25.5513,200News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MAS
Masco
4.928 of 5 stars
$64.45
+0.4%
$73.63
+14.2%
-0.3%$13.60B$7.83B17.6118,000
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5114 of 5 stars
$698.99
-0.2%
$719.71
+3.0%
+39.0%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker
4.964 of 5 stars
$67.84
+0.3%
$91.10
+34.3%
-11.8%$10.50B$15.37B28.1548,500Analyst Upgrade

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