Xylem (XYL) Competitors

Nordson currently has a consensus target price of $311.29, indicating a potential upside of 5.53%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $153.85, indicating a potential upside of 26.03%. Given Xylem's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Nordson.

Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Nordson. Xylem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Xylem had 28 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Xylem and 10 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Xylem's score of 1.16 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Nordson has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Xylem's net margin of 11.15%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Nordson pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 42.8% 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. Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years and Xylem has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Xylem had 21 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Xylem and 17 mentions for Dover. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Dover's score of 0.66 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $238.29, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Xylem has a consensus price target of $153.85, suggesting a potential upside of 26.03%. Given Xylem's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Xylem is more favorable than Dover.

Dover has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Xylem shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Dover has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Xylem's net margin of 11.15%. Dover's return on equity of 18.32% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Dover pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 42.8% 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. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Xylem has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Xylem had 9 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Xylem and 29 mentions for Graco. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Graco's score of 0.95 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Xylem shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.25%. Xylem has a consensus price target of $153.85, indicating a potential upside of 26.03%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Graco.

Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Graco. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xylem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 42.8% 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. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Xylem has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Graco has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Xylem's net margin of 11.15%. Graco's return on equity of 19.54% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Xylem has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Ingersoll Rand's return on equity of 12.79% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Xylem presently has a consensus price target of $153.85, suggesting a potential upside of 26.03%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $91.86, suggesting a potential upside of 8.55%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Xylem has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Ingersoll Rand. Xylem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Xylem had 26 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Xylem and 12 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.87 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Xylem pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Xylem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.