Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors

Brookfield (NYSE:BN) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is BN or ZWS more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 10.72% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.76%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 14.43% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield	0.76%	4.20%	1.36%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.72%	14.43%	8.56%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BN or ZWS?

61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BN or ZWS?

Brookfield currently has a consensus price target of $66.13, indicating a potential upside of 4.33%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus price target of $36.29, indicating a potential downside of 0.53%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Brookfield is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media prefer BN or ZWS?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 13 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Brookfield and 6 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's score of 0.90 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BN or ZWS?

Brookfield has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BN or ZWS?

Brookfield has higher revenue and earnings than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield	$86.01B	1.21	$641M	$0.28	226.36
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	3.92	$160.20M	$0.99	36.85

Is BN or ZWS a better dividend stock?

Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Brookfield pays out 128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Brookfield on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.