Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors $242.57 -2.23 (-0.91%) As of 03:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WTS vs. XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, WWD, NDSN, ITT, and RBCShould you be buying Watts Water Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watts Water Technologies include Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Woodward (WWD), Nordson (NDSN), ITT (ITT), and RBC Bearings (RBC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Watts Water Technologies vs. Its Competitors Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Woodward Nordson ITT RBC Bearings Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in XYL or WTS? 88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend XYL or WTS? Xylem currently has a consensus price target of $143.71, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus price target of $222.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.48%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.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) 2.67Watts Water Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is XYL or WTS more profitable? Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 12.93% compared to Xylem's net margin of 10.40%. Watts Water Technologies' return on equity of 18.08% beat Xylem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xylem10.40% 9.96% 6.48% Watts Water Technologies 12.93%18.08%12.49% Does the media refer more to XYL or WTS? In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 6 mentions for Xylem. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Watts Water Technologies' score of 1.27 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Xylem 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Watts Water Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XYL or WTS? Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xylem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXylem$8.60B3.60$890M$3.7234.22Watts Water Technologies$2.24B3.62$291.20M$8.7327.79 Does the MarketBeat Community favor XYL or WTS? Xylem received 236 more outperform votes than Watts Water Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.43% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote while only 56.18% of users gave Watts Water Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXylemOutperform Votes53663.43% Underperform Votes30936.57% Watts Water TechnologiesOutperform Votes30056.18% Underperform Votes23443.82% Which has more volatility and risk, XYL or WTS? Xylem has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is XYL or WTS a better dividend stock? Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Xylem pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watts Water Technologies pays out 23.8% 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. Xylem has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Watts Water Technologies has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. SummaryXylem and Watts Water Technologies tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Watts Water Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatts Water Technologiesfabricated metal products IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.10B$10.14B$26.30B$19.86BDividend Yield0.85%1.58%2.85%3.83%P/E Ratio27.9114.4645.2935.60Price / Sales3.621.731,975.6445.07Price / Cash20.8230.6934.7417.51Price / Book4.732.446.984.84Net Income$291.20M$386.34M$741.34M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.63%1.19%1.52%1.88%1 Month Performance-1.17%-9.72%3.85%2.98%1 Year Performance26.46%-10.13%52,595.17%9.82% Watts Water Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTSWatts Water Technologies4.2165 of 5 stars$242.57-0.9%$222.00-8.5%+31.0%$8.10B$2.24B27.914,600Positive NewsXYLXylem4.4327 of 5 stars$125.73-0.2%$143.71+14.3%-8.3%$30.60B$8.60B34.3517,800Positive NewsDOVDover4.7748 of 5 stars$175.95-1.0%$207.75+18.1%+1.0%$24.12B$7.73B9.0525,000Trending NewsSNASnap-on3.5279 of 5 stars$316.53-1.3%$350.83+10.8%+20.6%$16.55B$4.67B16.2312,900Trending NewsPNRPentair4.5982 of 5 stars$98.42-0.8%$107.14+8.9%+27.4%$16.19B$4.08B26.3211,200Positive NewsGGGGraco3.9402 of 5 stars$83.79-1.0%$93.00+11.0%+7.5%$14.00B$2.15B29.714,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIEXIDEX4.4574 of 5 stars$178.70-1.2%$212.50+18.9%-10.1%$13.50B$3.28B26.878,870WWDWoodward4.3507 of 5 stars$218.19+0.9%$204.75-6.2%+28.7%$12.95B$3.36B36.558,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.2221 of 5 stars$212.18+0.1%$253.17+19.3%-2.8%$12.08B$2.70B26.997,330Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeITTITT4.3853 of 5 stars$149.39-0.8%$165.50+10.8%+19.9%$11.76B$3.63B23.7110,300Positive NewsRBCRBC Bearings2.4591 of 5 stars$370.24+1.2%$387.50+4.7%+37.0%$11.63B$1.64B50.863,550Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XYL Competitors DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors WWD Competitors NDSN Competitors ITT Competitors RBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WTS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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