RBC Bearings (RBC) Competitors

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and RBC Bearings (NYSE:RBC) 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, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer XYL or RBC?

Xylem presently has a consensus target price of $151.57, suggesting a potential upside of 6.21%. RBC Bearings has a consensus target price of $425.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.68%. Given RBC Bearings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RBC Bearings is more favorable than Xylem.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xylem	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is XYL or RBC 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
Xylem	10.74%	10.33%	6.72%
RBC Bearings	15.20%	10.14%	6.44%

Does the media prefer XYL or RBC?

In the previous week, Xylem had 8 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Xylem and 19 mentions for RBC Bearings. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat RBC Bearings' score of 1.03 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xylem	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RBC Bearings	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, XYL or RBC?

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
Xylem	$8.56B	4.06	$890M	$3.85	37.07
RBC Bearings	$1.64B	7.69	$246.20M	$7.94	50.19

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

88.0% of Xylem shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, XYL or RBC?

Xylem has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xylem and RBC Bearings tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.