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Xylem (XYL) Competitors

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XYL vs. NDSN, DCI, DOV, GGG, IEX, IR, ITT, ITW, PNR, and WTS

Should you be buying Xylem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xylem include Nordson (NDSN), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Pentair (PNR), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Xylem vs. Its Competitors

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) are both large-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson 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.

Xylem has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Xylem currently has a consensus price target of $152.29, indicating a potential upside of 5.92%. Nordson has a consensus price target of $255.75, indicating a potential upside of 14.05%. Given Nordson's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than Xylem.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Xylem
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Nordson
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

Nordson has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Xylem's net margin of 10.74%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.45% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Xylem10.74% 10.33% 6.72%
Nordson 16.34%19.45%9.55%

Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Xylem pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 39.2% 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 Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Nordson. Nordson 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 Ratio
Xylem$8.56B4.09$890M$3.8537.35
Nordson$2.69B4.68$467.28M$7.9628.17

In the previous week, Xylem had 1 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Xylem and 38 mentions for Nordson. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Nordson's score of 0.78 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Xylem
28 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nordson
17 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Nordson beats Xylem on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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XYL vs. The Competition

MetricXylemWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$35.00B$10.52B$26.15B$21.27B
Dividend Yield1.12%1.22%2.79%3.52%
P/E Ratio37.3535.7128.2929.31
Price / Sales4.096.90830.8753.31
Price / Cash21.7216.8826.9423.64
Price / Book3.164.496.195.38
Net Income$890M$237.95M$198.30M$996.59M
7 Day Performance2.51%4.40%11.33%2.96%
1 Month Performance8.63%3.33%4.20%2.79%
1 Year Performance5.86%-3.46%46.05%12.68%

Xylem Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
XYL
Xylem
4.2565 of 5 stars
$143.78
-0.3%
$152.29
+5.9%
+6.9%$35.00B$8.56B37.3523,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NDSN
Nordson
4.7787 of 5 stars
$214.10
+0.3%
$254.86
+19.0%
-11.8%$12.10B$2.69B27.528,000Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DCI
Donaldson
3.7621 of 5 stars
$74.12
+1.0%
$70.00
-5.6%
+10.4%$8.64B$3.59B24.8714,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
DOV
Dover
4.9451 of 5 stars
$177.08
+0.3%
$213.92
+20.8%
+0.2%$24.28B$7.83B10.6824,000Positive News
GGG
Graco
3.4806 of 5 stars
$84.86
+0.5%
$94.50
+11.4%
+6.6%$14.06B$2.17B30.094,300Positive News
IEX
IDEX
4.9696 of 5 stars
$164.04
-0.4%
$201.71
+23.0%
-18.4%$12.35B$3.27B26.509,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.4608 of 5 stars
$79.00
+0.9%
$97.75
+23.7%
-10.9%$31.40B$7.36B61.7221,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.3116 of 5 stars
$166.49
+0.7%
$179.22
+7.6%
+27.0%$12.99B$3.63B26.1811,700Positive News
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.5396 of 5 stars
$259.45
+0.3%
$259.33
0.0%
+7.1%$75.63B$15.90B22.7444,000Positive News
PNR
Pentair
4.4697 of 5 stars
$105.54
+0.5%
$114.36
+8.4%
+27.5%$17.30B$4.08B28.849,750Positive News
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
4.5194 of 5 stars
$274.28
+1.2%
$245.50
-10.5%
+48.4%$9.15B$2.29B29.494,800Positive News

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This page (NYSE:XYL) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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