Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors $261.30 +8.81 (+3.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$258.68 -2.63 (-1.00%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WTS vs. FELE, PEGA, WWD, DCI, DOV, GGG, ITT, ITW, PNR, and XYLShould you be buying Watts Water Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watts Water Technologies include Franklin Electric (FELE), Pegasystems (PEGA), Woodward (WWD), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Pentair (PNR), and Xylem (XYL). Watts Water Technologies vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Pegasystems Woodward Donaldson Dover Graco ITT Illinois Tool Works Pentair Xylem Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WTS or FELE? 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate WTS or FELE? Watts Water Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $234.20, suggesting a potential downside of 10.37%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Watts Water Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is WTS or FELE a better dividend stock? Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Watts Water Technologies pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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. Watts Water Technologies has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WTS or FELE? Watts Water Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watts Water Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWatts Water Technologies$2.24B3.89$291.20M$8.7329.93Franklin Electric$2.02B2.14$180.31M$3.8224.74 Which has more volatility and risk, WTS or FELE? Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WTS or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 19 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Franklin Electric and 3 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.58 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Watts Water Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WTS or FELE more profitable? Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 13.07% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Watts Water Technologies' return on equity of 17.59% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Watts Water Technologies13.07% 17.59% 12.34% Franklin Electric 8.85%14.08%9.72% SummaryWatts Water Technologies beats Franklin Electric on 14 of the 19 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 TechnologiesINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.72B$2.98B$29.02B$20.78BDividend Yield0.82%1.00%3.03%3.60%P/E Ratio29.9326.9334.3227.72Price / Sales3.892.921,674.3067.40Price / Cash23.9115.1538.7223.29Price / Book5.103.487.734.52Net Income$291.20M$91.11M$781.40M$993.24M7 Day Performance3.95%-0.97%-2.32%-2.56%1 Month Performance6.00%-0.83%2.90%2.01%1 Year Performance25.96%8.36%24.50%8.22% Watts Water Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTSWatts Water Technologies3.7656 of 5 stars$261.30+3.5%$234.20-10.4%+23.6%$8.72B$2.24B29.934,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFELEFranklin Electric4.6352 of 5 stars$90.32-0.6%$94.00+4.1%-8.3%$4.12B$2.02B23.646,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPEGAPegasystems4.2359 of 5 stars$51.34-1.7%$54.82+6.8%+83.2%$8.79B$1.50B49.845,443Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionWWDWoodward4.4118 of 5 stars$254.15-1.7%$232.25-8.6%+43.1%$15.34B$3.36B41.069,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastDCIDonaldson3.9824 of 5 stars$70.06-0.5%$70.00-0.1%-3.4%$8.16B$3.59B23.5114,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementDOVDover4.8106 of 5 stars$186.99-0.7%$208.58+11.5%-1.3%$25.64B$7.73B11.2624,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco4.5304 of 5 stars$86.25-0.6%$93.00+7.8%+1.4%$14.42B$2.15B30.484,300Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.5751 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+14.4%$12.34B$3.63B24.9311,700News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsITWIllinois Tool Works4.5385 of 5 stars$254.59-0.2%$255.67+0.4%+4.5%$74.60B$15.90B22.3944,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportPNRPentair4.7182 of 5 stars$105.01-1.0%$111.00+5.7%+16.5%$17.28B$4.08B27.139,750Analyst DowngradeXYLXylem4.4782 of 5 stars$131.89-0.6%$149.29+13.2%-6.8%$32.10B$8.60B35.4523,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors PEGA Competitors WWD Competitors DCI Competitors DOV Competitors GGG Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors PNR Competitors XYL 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 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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