Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Watts Water Technologies. Lincoln 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.

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus target price of $299.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.14%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus target price of $338.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.97%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 12.38%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watts Water Technologies pays out 23.1% 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. Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Watts Water Technologies has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 2 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 6 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.15 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of Pegasystems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Pegasystems currently has a consensus target price of $63.30, indicating a potential upside of 102.62%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus target price of $338.20, indicating a potential downside of 3.97%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Pegasystems has a net margin of 20.04% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 14.32%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 30.05% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

Pegasystems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Watts Water Technologies. Pegasystems 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.

Pegasystems pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Pegasystems pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watts Water Technologies pays out 23.1% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Watts Water Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 2 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pegasystems and 6 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.47 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Pegasystems has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Watts Water Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $338.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.97%. Woodward has a consensus target price of $393.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.30%. Given Woodward's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Woodward is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Watts Water Technologies pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodward pays out 15.3% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Woodward has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Watts Water Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Woodward has higher revenue and earnings than Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Woodward's net margin of 12.85%. Woodward's return on equity of 20.12% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Woodward shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Woodward shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Woodward had 2 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Woodward and 6 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Woodward's score of 1.10 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Donaldson has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.52%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.17% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Donaldson pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watts Water Technologies pays out 23.1% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Watts Water Technologies has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Donaldson presently has a consensus target price of $97.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus target price of $338.20, indicating a potential downside of 3.97%. Given Donaldson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Watts Water Technologies. Donaldson 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.

In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 2 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Watts Water Technologies' score of 1.16 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.