Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ZWS or BN?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.54%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $70.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.08%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ZWS or BN?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZWS or BN more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 10.78% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.76%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 15.23% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%
Brookfield	0.76%	4.20%	1.36%

Does the media prefer ZWS or BN?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 16 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Brookfield and 15 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's score of 0.65 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, ZWS or BN?

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
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	4.76	$160.20M	$1.01	44.02
Brookfield	$81.04B	1.32	$641M	$0.28	231.80

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZWS or BN?

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

Is ZWS or BN a better dividend stock?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Brookfield has increased its dividend for 2 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

Brookfield beats Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.