Xylem (XYL) Competitors $125.59 -0.65 (-0.51%) Closing price 05/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$127.28 +1.69 (+1.35%) As of 04:00 AM 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 XYL vs. PH, ITW, IR, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, WWD, and ITTShould you be buying Xylem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xylem include Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Woodward (WWD), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Xylem vs. Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Woodward ITT Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XYL or PH? Parker-Hannifin received 203 more outperform votes than Xylem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.79% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXylemOutperform Votes53563.39% Underperform Votes30936.61% Parker-HannifinOutperform Votes73863.79% Underperform Votes41936.21% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, XYL or PH? Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Xylem. Parker-Hannifin 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$8.60B3.55$890M$3.7233.76Parker-Hannifin$19.79B4.30$2.84B$25.9725.65 Which has more volatility and risk, XYL or PH? Xylem has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in XYL or PH? 88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is XYL or PH more profitable? Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Xylem's net margin of 10.40%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.34% beat Xylem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xylem10.40% 9.96% 6.48% Parker-Hannifin 15.87%27.34%11.64% Do analysts recommend XYL or PH? Xylem presently has a consensus target price of $146.88, indicating a potential upside of 16.95%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $718.44, indicating a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Xylem's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xylem is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xylem 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Does the media favor XYL or PH? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 14 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 21 mentions for Xylem. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Parker-Hannifin's score of 1.42 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Xylem 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Parker-Hannifin 31 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is XYL or PH a better dividend stock? Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Xylem pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parker-Hannifin 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. Xylem has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Parker-Hannifin has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Xylem on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Xylem News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XYL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 XYL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXylemPumps & pumping equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.56B$11.10B$24.35B$19.40BDividend Yield1.29%1.47%2.66%3.91%P/E Ratio34.3127.1133.3734.83Price / Sales3.552.93366.2042.55Price / Cash19.6619.5630.9317.51Price / Book2.873.325.444.74Net Income$890M$369.47M$195.65M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.08%1.57%1.40%1.21%1 Month Performance8.44%14.53%8.75%4.99%1 Year Performance-10.52%16.32%18.65%5.80% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.6767 of 5 stars$125.59-0.5%$144.29+14.9%-10.5%$30.56B$8.60B34.3117,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PHParker-Hannifin4.3689 of 5 stars$655.98-0.2%$718.44+9.5%+26.5%$83.82B$19.79B27.1555,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ITWIllinois Tool Works4.307 of 5 stars$242.03-1.1%$253.42+4.7%+2.7%$70.91B$15.76B20.6546,000Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.6607 of 5 stars$80.41-1.0%$98.91+23.0%-12.4%$32.44B$7.28B39.0317,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.8132 of 5 stars$177.79-1.1%$207.75+16.9%-2.3%$24.38B$7.73B9.1425,000Trending NewsSNASnap-on3.2845 of 5 stars$319.51-0.5%$350.83+9.8%+18.9%$16.71B$4.67B16.3912,900PNRPentair4.8157 of 5 stars$96.79-0.9%$107.14+10.7%+25.2%$15.92B$4.08B25.8811,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↓GGGGraco4.0654 of 5 stars$83.63-1.1%$93.00+11.2%+5.3%$13.98B$2.15B29.664,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑IEXIDEX4.3216 of 5 stars$179.56-0.9%$212.50+18.3%-14.6%$13.56B$3.28B27.008,870Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionWWDWoodward4.2986 of 5 stars$210.61+2.2%$204.75-2.8%+16.8%$12.50B$3.36B35.288,300Insider TradeShort Interest ↓ITTITT4.185 of 5 stars$147.43-0.6%$165.50+12.3%+13.1%$11.60B$3.63B23.4010,300Short Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives Dover Alternatives Snap-on Alternatives Pentair Alternatives Graco Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Woodward Alternatives ITT Alternatives 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:XYL) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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