Xylem (XYL) Competitors $126.94 -1.06 (-0.83%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock XYL vs. PH, ITW, IR, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, 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), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), 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 IDEX Graco Woodward ITT Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Does the media prefer XYL or PH? In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 2 more articles in the media than Xylem. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 29 mentions for Xylem. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Xylem's score of 1.35 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Xylem 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Parker-Hannifin 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate XYL or PH? Xylem presently has a consensus target price of $146.88, indicating a potential upside of 15.70%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $718.44, indicating a potential upside of 5.62%. Given Xylem's higher probable upside, equities research 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 Which has more risk and volatility, XYL or PH? Xylem has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% 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. Which has preferable 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$8.60B3.59$890M$3.7234.12Parker-Hannifin$19.79B4.39$2.84B$25.9726.19 Do insiders and 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Xylem on 17 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$30.89B$11.33B$16.49B$19.68BDividend Yield1.28%1.42%2.49%3.84%P/E Ratio34.6827.7732.8635.11Price / Sales3.593.01245.5234.02Price / Cash19.6619.5631.5317.51Price / Book2.903.405.394.77Net Income$890M$369.47M$195.26M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.04%3.43%0.50%0.96%1 Month Performance14.85%21.21%20.48%11.17%1 Year Performance-12.97%14.85%16.25%5.38% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.4734 of 5 stars$126.94-0.8%$146.88+15.7%-10.7%$30.89B$8.60B34.6817,800News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPHParker-Hannifin4.5215 of 5 stars$668.41+3.2%$710.12+6.2%+24.7%$85.41B$19.79B27.6755,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.3826 of 5 stars$250.17+3.2%$253.67+1.4%+0.4%$73.30B$15.76B21.3546,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.4616 of 5 stars$84.21+6.2%$98.91+17.5%-9.9%$33.97B$7.28B40.8817,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeDOVDover4.7011 of 5 stars$183.36+4.1%$206.33+12.5%+1.2%$25.14B$7.73B9.4325,000Trending NewsSNASnap-on3.6285 of 5 stars$326.76+3.5%$350.83+7.4%+18.9%$17.09B$4.67B16.7612,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.6529 of 5 stars$98.13+5.0%$106.93+9.0%+20.0%$16.14B$4.08B26.2411,200Positive NewsIEXIDEX4.4715 of 5 stars$191.32+4.3%$211.25+10.4%-14.6%$14.45B$3.28B28.778,870Positive NewsGGGGraco3.4655 of 5 stars$86.43+3.8%$93.00+7.6%+4.8%$14.45B$2.15B30.654,000Positive NewsGap UpWWDWoodward3.6895 of 5 stars$201.47+2.5%$195.00-3.2%+19.0%$11.96B$3.36B33.758,300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionITTITT3.696 of 5 stars$149.56+4.5%$161.86+8.2%+10.2%$11.77B$3.63B23.7410,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives Dover Alternatives Snap-on Alternatives Pentair Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Graco 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 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Firm Enters America's Largest Medicaid MarketNew York's $95B system just approved a new AI healthcare platform. 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