Pentair (PNR) Competitors

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

Pentair currently has a consensus price target of $87.19, indicating a potential upside of 62.47%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $104.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.46%. Given Pentair's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pentair is more favorable than UFP Industries.

In the previous week, Pentair had 37 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Pentair and 4 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Pentair's score of 0.13 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

92.4% of Pentair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pentair shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Pentair has a net margin of 16.24% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 3.99%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.62% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Pentair has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Pentair pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 33.0% 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 UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Pentair 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. Pentair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Pentair has a net margin of 16.24% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.48%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.62% beat Dover's return on equity.

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $238.21, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. Pentair has a consensus target price of $87.19, suggesting a potential upside of 62.47%. Given Pentair's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pentair is more favorable than Dover.

Dover has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pentair has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Pentair had 35 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Pentair and 6 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Pentair's score of 0.13 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dover pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pentair pays out 27.1% 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.

Pentair currently has a consensus price target of $87.19, suggesting a potential upside of 62.47%. Greif has a consensus price target of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.24%. Given Pentair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pentair is more favorable than Greif.

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

Pentair has a net margin of 16.24% compared to Greif's net margin of 7.53%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.62% beat Greif's return on equity.

Pentair has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Pentair pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pentair has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Greif has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

92.4% of Pentair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pentair shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Greif shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Pentair had 37 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Pentair and 4 mentions for Greif. Greif's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Pentair's score of 0.13 indicating that Greif is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

92.4% of Pentair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pentair shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pentair has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Pentair's net margin of 16.24%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.62% beat Graco's return on equity.

In the previous week, Pentair had 32 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Pentair and 9 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Pentair's score of 0.13 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pentair pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 37.1% 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 Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Pentair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Pentair currently has a consensus price target of $87.19, suggesting a potential upside of 62.47%. Graco has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.97%. Given Pentair's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pentair is more favorable than Graco.

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