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RBC Bearings (RBC) Competitors

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$383.64 +0.14 (+0.04%)
Closing price 09/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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RBC vs. XYL, IR, DOV, PNR, SNA, WWD, GGG, ITT, LECO, and NDSN

Should you be buying RBC Bearings stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RBC Bearings include Xylem (XYL), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Dover (DOV), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), Woodward (WWD), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Nordson (NDSN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

RBC Bearings vs. Its Competitors

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

88.0% of Xylem shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are held 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.

RBC Bearings currently has a consensus target price of $425.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.83%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $152.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Given RBC Bearings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe RBC Bearings is more favorable than Xylem.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RBC Bearings
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Xylem
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

In the previous week, Xylem had 17 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Xylem and 4 mentions for RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Xylem's score of 1.18 indicating that RBC Bearings is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Xylem
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

RBC Bearings has a net margin of 15.20% compared to Xylem's net margin of 10.74%. Xylem's return on equity of 10.33% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RBC Bearings15.20% 10.14% 6.44%
Xylem 10.74%10.33%6.72%

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RBC Bearings$1.64B7.40$246.20M$7.9448.32
Xylem$8.73B3.99$890M$3.8537.15

Summary

RBC Bearings beats Xylem on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RBC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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RBC vs. The Competition

MetricRBC BearingsMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.10B$13.20B$7.82B$21.71B
Dividend YieldN/A24.41%4.57%3.52%
P/E Ratio48.3221.67307.8429.86
Price / Sales7.404.03249.5162.12
Price / Cash28.9417.0528.2724.72
Price / Book3.984.024.804.59
Net Income$246.20M$539.46M$799.16M$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.04%0.28%1.21%0.64%
1 Month Performance-4.46%-0.54%2.47%2.77%
1 Year Performance26.70%27.73%26.74%14.49%

RBC Bearings Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RBC
RBC Bearings
3.503 of 5 stars
$383.64
+0.0%
$425.17
+10.8%
+28.8%$12.10B$1.64B48.325,334Positive News
XYL
Xylem
4.689 of 5 stars
$141.98
+0.3%
$150.75
+6.2%
+6.3%$34.45B$8.56B36.8823,000Positive News
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.6761 of 5 stars
$79.12
+0.4%
$97.75
+23.6%
-16.7%$31.32B$7.24B61.8121,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.8926 of 5 stars
$172.06
-0.5%
$213.92
+24.3%
-11.5%$23.72B$7.75B10.3824,000Positive News
PNR
Pentair
4.3637 of 5 stars
$110.70
-0.2%
$114.36
+3.3%
+14.7%$18.19B$4.08B30.259,750Positive News
Dividend Announcement
SNA
Snap-On
4.4092 of 5 stars
$340.19
+2.0%
$357.00
+4.9%
+19.2%$17.40B$5.11B18.1413,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
WWD
Woodward
4.3529 of 5 stars
$239.88
+0.7%
$253.11
+5.5%
+40.8%$14.28B$3.32B37.969,300Positive News
GGG
Graco
4.1009 of 5 stars
$84.77
+0.4%
$94.50
+11.5%
-1.1%$13.99B$2.11B30.064,300Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.524 of 5 stars
$179.80
+1.3%
$183.67
+2.2%
+21.7%$13.84B$3.63B28.2711,700
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.1335 of 5 stars
$236.40
-1.1%
$239.33
+1.2%
+26.2%$13.20B$4.01B26.5612,000Positive News
NDSN
Nordson
4.6886 of 5 stars
$225.92
+1.2%
$255.75
+13.2%
-12.0%$12.54B$2.69B28.388,000Positive News

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