Xylem (XYL) Competitors $125.07 -0.30 (-0.24%) Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.13 +0.06 (+0.05%) As of 06/18/2025 04:38 PM 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, WWD, IEX, and NDSNShould 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), Woodward (WWD), IDEX (IEX), and Nordson (NDSN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Xylem vs. Its Competitors Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco Woodward IDEX Nordson Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) and Xylem (NYSE:XYL) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin received 202 more outperform votes than Xylem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 63.43% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformParker-HannifinOutperform Votes73863.68% Underperform Votes42136.32% XylemOutperform Votes53663.43% Underperform Votes30936.57% Which has more volatility & risk, PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PH or XYL? 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 RatioParker-Hannifin$19.93B4.18$2.84B$25.9725.12Xylem$8.56B3.55$890M$3.7233.62 Is PH or XYL a better dividend stock? Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 43.0% 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. Parker-Hannifin has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Xylem has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PH or XYL? 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer PH or XYL? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 16 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 18 mentions for Xylem. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Parker-Hannifin's score of 1.47 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Parker-Hannifin 31 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Xylem 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer PH or XYL? Parker-Hannifin presently has a consensus target price of $719.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.31%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $143.71, suggesting a potential upside of 14.91%. Given Xylem's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76Xylem 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is PH or XYL more profitable? Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Xylem's net margin of 10.54%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 26.80% beat Xylem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Parker-Hannifin17.14% 26.80% 11.89% Xylem 10.54%10.12%6.62% 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 XYL 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 ExcelMetricXylemWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.51B$10.23B$13.01B$19.81BDividend Yield1.28%1.31%2.61%3.81%P/E Ratio33.6235.8827.2927.02Price / Sales3.5514.7852.2633.74Price / Cash19.0016.4623.8421.22Price / Book2.853.715.954.40Net Income$890M$221.89M$189.27M$986.75M7 Day Performance-1.68%-2.23%-1.19%-0.99%1 Month Performance-2.27%4.02%0.58%1.11%1 Year Performance-10.90%11.89%22.21%10.43% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.525 of 5 stars$125.07-0.2%$143.71+14.9%-10.9%$30.51B$8.56B33.6223,000Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.6529 of 5 stars$669.86-0.2%$719.71+7.4%+28.7%$85.59B$19.79B27.7355,100Positive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.7187 of 5 stars$247.28-0.1%$253.42+2.5%+0.3%$72.45B$15.76B21.1046,000Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.7911 of 5 stars$83.49+0.4%$98.91+18.5%-14.6%$33.68B$7.28B40.5317,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.7618 of 5 stars$180.68+0.7%$207.75+15.0%-4.0%$24.77B$7.73B9.2925,000Trending NewsSNASnap-on4.2765 of 5 stars$320.73-0.3%$350.83+9.4%+13.9%$16.77B$4.67B16.4512,900PNRPentair4.8933 of 5 stars$99.70+0.2%$107.14+7.5%+21.7%$16.40B$4.08B26.6611,200Positive NewsGGGGraco3.8848 of 5 stars$85.030.0%$93.00+9.4%+5.5%$14.21B$2.15B30.154,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWWDWoodward4.392 of 5 stars$234.560.0%$217.75-7.2%+28.8%$13.92B$3.36B39.298,300IEXIDEX4.552 of 5 stars$183.17-0.1%$212.50+16.0%-13.6%$13.84B$3.28B27.548,870Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNDSNNordson4.5564 of 5 stars$219.28+2.1%$253.17+15.5%-8.0%$12.39B$2.70B27.907,330Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 Woodward Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Nordson 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 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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