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NYSE:WTS

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Competitors

$171.99
-0.80 (-0.46%)
(As of 02:51 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$171.99
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$173.36
50-Day Range
$172.32
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$191.99
52-Week Range
$121.25
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$192.93
Volume
25,637 shs
Average Volume
116,594 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.73 billion
P/E Ratio
21.53
Dividend Yield
0.84%
Price Target
$178.20
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WTS vs. PSN, FRSH, SAIC, MKSI, NEWR, BZ, KT, ST, WK, and ONTO

Should you be buying Watts Water Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watts Water Technologies include Parsons (PSN), Freshworks (FRSH), Science Applications International (SAIC), MKS Instruments (MKSI), New Relic (NEWR), Kanzhun (BZ), KT (KT), Sensata Technologies (ST), Workiva (WK), and Onto Innovation (ONTO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Watts Water Technologies vs.

Parsons (NYSE:PSN) and Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Parsons has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Parsons presently has a consensus target price of $54.11, indicating a potential downside of 0.15%. Watts Water Technologies has a consensus target price of $178.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.18%. Given Parsons' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Watts Water Technologies is more favorable than Parsons.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Parsons
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Watts Water Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 13.43% compared to Watts Water Technologies' net margin of 2.65%. Parsons' return on equity of 19.48% beat Watts Water Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Parsons2.65% 9.11% 4.49%
Watts Water Technologies 13.43%19.48%13.14%

Watts Water Technologies received 206 more outperform votes than Parsons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.39% of users gave Watts Water Technologies an outperform vote while only 53.94% of users gave Parsons an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ParsonsOutperform Votes
89
53.94%
Underperform Votes
76
46.06%
Watts Water TechnologiesOutperform Votes
295
57.39%
Underperform Votes
219
42.61%

98.2% of Parsons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Parsons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Parsons had 47 more articles in the media than Watts Water Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Parsons and 2 mentions for Watts Water Technologies. Parsons' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Watts Water Technologies' score of 0.03 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Parsons
7 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Watts Water Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Parsons$4.20B1.35$96.66M$1.1347.85
Watts Water Technologies$1.98B2.90$251.50M$7.9921.57

Summary

Watts Water Technologies beats Parsons on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WTS vs. The Competition

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MetricWatts Water Technologiesfabricated metal products IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.75B$5.42B$15.15B$15.10B
Dividend Yield0.84%3.78%2.51%3.69%
P/E Ratio21.5716.47260.1120.37
Price / Sales2.901.27543.508.46
Price / Cash20.5110.1226.8415.14
Price / Book4.412.348.056.74
Net Income$251.50M$267.96M$545.28M$899.20M
7 Day Performance-2.58%-2.33%1.99%-2.48%
1 Month Performance-5.93%-4.62%-0.24%-3.03%
1 Year Performance39.69%27.05%6.28%9.62%

Watts Water Technologies Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PSN
Parsons
1.8509 of 5 stars		$56.19
-0.1%		$54.11
-3.7%		+39.4%$5.89B$4.77B49.7317,000
FRSH
Freshworks
2.5102 of 5 stars		$19.98
+0.5%		$24.14
+20.8%		+46.3%$5.87B$498M-30.275,400
SAIC
Science Applications International
2.0199 of 5 stars		$108.13
-1.8%		$113.00
+4.5%		+18.1%$5.83B$7.69B11.8325,000
MKSI
MKS Instruments
2.3914 of 5 stars		$87.08
-1.5%		$104.10
+19.5%		+0.3%$5.82B$3.55B-3.3210,900Positive News
NEWR
New Relic
2.1812 of 5 stars		$85.40
+0.0%		$81.47
-4.6%		+57.3%$6.00B$925.63M-34.862,663Analyst Report
News Coverage
BZ
Kanzhun
2.6543 of 5 stars		$15.42
+2.3%		$19.00
+23.2%		-15.9%$5.79B$654.04M140.195,602Gap Down
KT
KT
2.1099 of 5 stars		$12.26
-0.3%		N/A-2.6%$5.78B$19.85B6.5920,544
ST
Sensata Technologies
2.9955 of 5 stars		$37.75
-0.5%		$53.13
+40.7%		-3.0%$5.75B$4.03B14.9220,800News Coverage
WK
Workiva
1.7562 of 5 stars		$107.13
-1.9%		$109.75
+2.4%		+60.8%$5.75B$537.88M-51.752,447
ONTO
Onto Innovation
2.1348 of 5 stars		$123.13
-1.5%		$118.33
-3.9%		+91.9%$6.05B$1.01B35.081,636

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This page (NYSE:WTS) was last updated on 9/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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