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.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lincoln Electric pays out 31.6% 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 increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Watts Water Technologies has increased 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.

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 12.35%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.23% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus price target of $299.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.57%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus price target of $345.30, suggesting a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 13 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 9 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.07 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nordson presently has a consensus target price of $311.29, suggesting a potential upside of 4.54%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus target price of $345.30, suggesting a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Nordson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Watts Water Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Nordson pays out 35.0% 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. Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years and Watts Water Technologies has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 14.32%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 8 mentions for Nordson. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Nordson's score of 1.25 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nordson has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

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

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 has a net margin of 18.66% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 14.32%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.21% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 14 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Pegasystems and 9 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.20 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 6.8% 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.

Pegasystems presently has a consensus price target of $50.10, suggesting a potential upside of 63.99%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus price target of $345.30, suggesting a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.4% of Pegasystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned 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.

Woodward has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less 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.

In the previous week, Woodward had 24 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Woodward and 9 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Woodward's score of 0.73 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Woodward's net margin of 13.17%. Woodward's return on equity of 21.89% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

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.

Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.28 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%. Woodward pays out 15.3% 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. Woodward has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Watts Water Technologies has raised 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.

Woodward currently has a consensus target price of $393.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.17%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus target price of $345.30, indicating a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Woodward's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Woodward is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

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