Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors

$46.77 -0.56 (-1.18%)

Closing price 10/9/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$46.76 -0.01 (-0.01%)

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ZWS vs. FBIN, GGG, ITT, MAS, PH, PNR, WTS, BWXT, NVT, and SPXC

Should 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), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Masco (MAS), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), and SPX Technologies (SPXC).

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor vs. Its Competitors

Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

: Fortune Brands Innovations has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: Fortune Brands Innovations pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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.
: 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 Innovations 8.75% 19.85% 7.13%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor 10.78% 15.23% 9.02%
: 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.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortune Brands Innovations $4.61B 1.31 $471.90M $3.18 15.79
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor $1.57B 5.00 $160.20M $1.01 46.31
: 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
: Fortune Brands Innovations currently has a consensus target price of $71.90, suggesting a potential upside of 43.17%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus target price of $40.50, suggesting a potential downside of 13.41%. Given Fortune Brands Innovations' higher probable upside, equities 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)
7 Hold rating(s)

4 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor
0 Sell rating(s)

4 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
: In the previous week, Fortune Brands Innovations had 2 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Fortune Brands Innovations and 3 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Fortune Brands Innovations' score of 1.03 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fortune Brands Innovations
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortune Brands Innovations	8.75%	19.85%	7.13%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortune Brands Innovations	$4.61B	1.31	$471.90M	$3.18	15.79
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	5.00	$160.20M	$1.01	46.31

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortune Brands Innovations	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortune Brands Innovations	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Fortune Brands Innovations beats Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

ZWS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	Waste Removal Svcs Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$7.93B	$11.00B	$29.30B	$22.07B
Dividend Yield	0.76%	1.19%	2.85%	3.58%
P/E Ratio	46.31	38.23	26.47	29.59
Price / Sales	5.00	10.27	739.12	64.76
Price / Cash	25.73	16.79	31.08	24.53
Price / Book	5.00	4.06	8.25	4.61
Net Income	$160.20M	$245.70M	$195.92M	$1.01B
7 Day Performance	-0.31%	2.46%	0.69%	-0.98%
1 Month Performance	1.90%	2.45%	6.51%	2.51%
1 Year Performance	30.12%	8.82%	76.44%	14.61%

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ZWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	2.2926 of 5 stars	$46.77 -1.2%	$40.50 -13.4%	+28.8%	$7.93B	$1.57B	46.31	2,500	Positive News Analyst Forecast
FBIN Fortune Brands Innovations	4.4351 of 5 stars	$51.78 -2.1%	$75.45 +45.7%	-43.1%	$6.35B	$4.61B	16.28	11,000	Positive News
GGG Graco	4.5399 of 5 stars	$84.73 0.0%	$94.50 +11.5%	-4.6%	$14.04B	$2.11B	30.05	4,300	Positive News Analyst Forecast
ITT ITT	4.4591 of 5 stars	$181.06 -0.1%	$190.89 +5.4%	+13.6%	$14.13B	$3.63B	28.47	11,700	Analyst Forecast
MAS Masco	4.6741 of 5 stars	$68.82 -2.2%	$74.60 +8.4%	-19.7%	$14.74B	$7.83B	18.25	18,000	Analyst Forecast
PH Parker-Hannifin	4.5931 of 5 stars	$764.56 +0.2%	$773.67 +1.2%	+16.7%	$96.58B	$19.85B	28.19	57,950	Positive News Analyst Forecast
PNR Pentair	4.2929 of 5 stars	$112.05 -0.2%	$114.93 +2.6%	+13.3%	$18.40B	$4.08B	30.61	9,750	Analyst Forecast
WTS Watts Water Technologies	4.5025 of 5 stars	$283.07 +0.3%	$253.80 -10.3%	+31.8%	$9.42B	$2.25B	30.44	4,800
BWXT BWX Technologies	3.6125 of 5 stars	$191.61 +2.7%	$160.83 -16.1%	+65.2%	$17.06B	$2.86B	59.88	8,700	Analyst Upgrade
NVT nVent Electric	3.5208 of 5 stars	$98.03 +0.2%	$95.43 -2.7%	+36.2%	$15.74B	$3.01B	27.93	12,100	Analyst Forecast
SPXC SPX Technologies	2.482 of 5 stars	$191.17 +0.7%	$195.20 +2.1%	+12.3%	$8.88B	$1.98B	42.96	4,300	Analyst Forecast

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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors

ZWS vs. FBIN, GGG, ITT, MAS, PH, PNR, WTS, BWXT, NVT, and SPXC

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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors

ZWS vs. FBIN, GGG, ITT, MAS, PH, PNR, WTS, BWXT, NVT, and SPXC

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor vs. Its Competitors

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

ZWS vs. The Competition

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