RBC Bearings (RBC) Competitors

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

Is RBC or XYL more profitable?

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 Bearings	15.20%	10.14%	6.44%
Xylem	10.74%	10.33%	6.72%

Which has more volatility & risk, RBC or XYL?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RBC or XYL?

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

Do analysts prefer RBC or XYL?

RBC Bearings presently has a consensus price target of $425.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.29%. Xylem has a consensus price target of $152.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.65%. Given RBC Bearings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RBC or XYL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RBC Bearings	$1.67B	7.17	$246.20M	$7.94	47.69
Xylem	$8.56B	4.02	$890M	$3.85	36.75

Is RBC or XYL a better dividend stock?

RBC Bearings pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. RBC Bearings pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 41.6% 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. Xylem has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Xylem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer RBC or XYL?

In the previous week, Xylem had 19 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Xylem and 3 mentions for RBC Bearings. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat RBC Bearings' score of 0.69 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Xylem	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Xylem beats RBC Bearings on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.