Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors $46.92 -1.02 (-2.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.04 +1.11 (+2.38%) As of 07:03 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZWS vs. FBIN, ITT, MAS, PH, PNR, WTS, SYM, BWXT, NVT, and SPXCShould you be buying Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor include Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Masco (MAS), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Symbotic (SYM), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), and SPX Technologies (SPXC). Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor vs. Its Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations ITT Masco Parker-Hannifin Pentair Watts Water Technologies Symbotic BWX Technologies nVent Electric SPX Technologies Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in FBIN or ZWS? 87.6% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortune Brands Innovations 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FBIN or ZWS? Fortune Brands Innovations currently has a consensus target price of $75.45, indicating a potential upside of 35.42%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.68%. Given Fortune Brands Innovations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fortune Brands Innovations is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortune Brands Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is FBIN or ZWS more profitable? Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 10.78% compared to Fortune Brands Innovations' net margin of 8.75%. Fortune Brands Innovations' return on equity of 19.85% beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortune Brands Innovations8.75% 19.85% 7.13% Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 10.78%15.23%9.02% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FBIN or ZWS? Fortune Brands Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Fortune Brands Innovations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFortune Brands Innovations$4.61B1.45$471.90M$3.1817.52Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor$1.57B5.02$160.20M$1.0146.46 Which has more risk and volatility, FBIN or ZWS? Fortune Brands Innovations has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FBIN or ZWS a better dividend stock? Fortune Brands Innovations pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fortune Brands Innovations pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 35.6% 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. Fortune Brands Innovations has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Fortune Brands Innovations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to FBIN or ZWS? In the previous week, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor had 7 more articles in the media than Fortune Brands Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and 8 mentions for Fortune Brands Innovations. Fortune Brands Innovations' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's score of 0.97 indicating that Fortune Brands Innovations is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortune Brands Innovations 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFortune Brands Innovations beats Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZWS 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. 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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 ZWS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZurn Elkay Water Solutions CorWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.03B$10.96B$26.64B$21.65BDividend Yield0.75%1.16%2.74%3.49%P/E Ratio46.4636.3227.1229.96Price / Sales5.0213.31783.1860.86Price / Cash26.0616.8927.7124.97Price / Book5.023.897.794.59Net Income$160.20M$245.70M$198.75M$999.97M7 Day Performance0.56%-0.73%1.89%0.91%1 Month Performance3.66%13.93%22.39%5.36%1 Year Performance34.13%2.41%51.37%14.36% Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor2.2484 of 5 stars$46.92-2.1%$40.50-13.7%+41.2%$8.03B$1.57B46.462,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5101 of 5 stars$58.56-1.2%$75.45+28.9%-32.4%$7.12B$4.61B18.4111,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ITTITT4.396 of 5 stars$179.80+1.3%$183.67+2.2%+31.9%$13.84B$3.63B28.2711,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMASMasco4.679 of 5 stars$73.54-0.1%$74.60+1.4%-10.7%$15.42B$7.66B19.5118,000Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.6079 of 5 stars$760.25+0.2%$770.94+1.4%+24.1%$96.96B$19.85B28.0357,950Positive NewsPNRPentair4.4303 of 5 stars$110.70-0.2%$114.36+3.3%+19.3%$18.19B$4.08B30.259,750Positive NewsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.2509 of 5 stars$282.07+0.2%$245.50-13.0%+42.9%$9.39B$2.25B30.334,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSYMSymbotic1.5053 of 5 stars$51.39+7.6%$43.44-15.5%+105.2%$28.20B$1.82B-734.041,650Positive NewsInsider TradeBWXTBWX Technologies3.8633 of 5 stars$174.33+3.6%$160.83-7.7%+79.1%$15.39B$2.70B54.488,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNVTnVent Electric3.8786 of 5 stars$96.39+1.7%$87.00-9.7%+47.3%$15.25B$3.31B27.4612,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSPXCSPX Technologies2.5208 of 5 stars$187.00+0.4%$195.20+4.4%+22.9%$8.71B$1.98B42.024,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FBIN Competitors ITT Competitors MAS Competitors PH Competitors PNR Competitors WTS Competitors SYM Competitors BWXT Competitors NVT Competitors SPXC Competitors 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:ZWS) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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