Xylem (XYL) Competitors $143.78 -0.44 (-0.31%) As of 03:44 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock XYL vs. NDSN, DCI, DOV, GGG, IEX, IR, ITT, ITW, PNR, and WTSShould 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 Nordson Donaldson Dover Graco IDEX Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Pentair Watts Water Technologies 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in XYL or NDSN? 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. Which has more volatility & risk, XYL or NDSN? 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. Do analysts prefer XYL or NDSN? 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) 2.60Nordson 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Is XYL or NDSN more profitable? 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% Is XYL or NDSN a better dividend stock? 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, XYL or NDSN? 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 RatioXylem$8.56B4.09$890M$3.8537.35Nordson$2.69B4.68$467.28M$7.9628.17 Does the media prefer XYL or NDSN? 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 SummaryNordson beats Xylem on 11 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricXylemWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.00B$10.52B$26.15B$21.27BDividend Yield1.12%1.22%2.79%3.52%P/E Ratio37.3535.7128.2929.31Price / Sales4.096.90830.8753.31Price / Cash21.7216.8826.9423.64Price / Book3.164.496.195.38Net Income$890M$237.95M$198.30M$996.59M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.2565 of 5 stars$143.78-0.3%$152.29+5.9%+6.9%$35.00B$8.56B37.3523,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.7787 of 5 stars$214.10+0.3%$254.86+19.0%-11.8%$12.10B$2.69B27.528,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDCIDonaldson3.7621 of 5 stars$74.12+1.0%$70.00-5.6%+10.4%$8.64B$3.59B24.8714,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.9451 of 5 stars$177.08+0.3%$213.92+20.8%+0.2%$24.28B$7.83B10.6824,000Positive NewsGGGGraco3.4806 of 5 stars$84.86+0.5%$94.50+11.4%+6.6%$14.06B$2.17B30.094,300Positive NewsIEXIDEX4.9696 of 5 stars$164.04-0.4%$201.71+23.0%-18.4%$12.35B$3.27B26.509,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.4608 of 5 stars$79.00+0.9%$97.75+23.7%-10.9%$31.40B$7.36B61.7221,000Positive NewsITTITT4.3116 of 5 stars$166.49+0.7%$179.22+7.6%+27.0%$12.99B$3.63B26.1811,700Positive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.5396 of 5 stars$259.45+0.3%$259.330.0%+7.1%$75.63B$15.90B22.7444,000Positive NewsPNRPentair4.4697 of 5 stars$105.54+0.5%$114.36+8.4%+27.5%$17.30B$4.08B28.849,750Positive NewsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.5194 of 5 stars$274.28+1.2%$245.50-10.5%+48.4%$9.15B$2.29B29.494,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nordson Alternatives Donaldson Alternatives Dover Alternatives Graco Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives ITT Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Pentair Alternatives Watts Water Technologies 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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