Pentair (PNR) Competitors

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

Is DOV or PNR more profitable?

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
Dover	28.85%	19.54%	10.16%
Pentair	15.87%	21.24%	11.45%

Do analysts recommend DOV or PNR?

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $206.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.26%. Pentair has a consensus price target of $107.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.38%. 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
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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	3.35	$2.70B	$16.60	11.39
Pentair	$4.08B	4.32	$625.40M	$3.87	27.67

Is DOV or PNR a better dividend stock?

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.

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

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

Which has more volatility and risk, DOV or PNR?

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

Does the media favor DOV or PNR?

In the previous week, Dover had 17 more articles in the media than Pentair. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Dover and 11 mentions for Pentair. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Dover's score of 0.15 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pentair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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