Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Competitors $34.45 +0.49 (+1.44%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.43 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 08:30 AM 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. SYM, BWXT, NVT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, CHX, JBTM, WFRD, and WHDShould you be buying Zurn Elkay Water Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions include Symbotic (SYM), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), JBT Marel (JBTM), Weatherford International (WFRD), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions vs. Symbotic BWX Technologies nVent Electric ESAB SPX Technologies Moog ChampionX JBT Marel Weatherford International Cactus Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, ZWS or SYM? Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZurn Elkay Water Solutions$1.58B3.66$160.20M$0.9934.80Symbotic$1.91B6.77-$13.49M-$0.07-314.71 Is ZWS or SYM more profitable? Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' return on equity of 14.03% beat Symbotic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zurn Elkay Water Solutions10.23% 14.03% 8.37% Symbotic -0.38%5.11%1.23% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZWS or SYM? Symbotic received 37 more outperform votes than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.79% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote while only 40.30% of users gave Zurn Elkay Water Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformZurn Elkay Water SolutionsOutperform Votes2740.30% Underperform Votes4059.70% SymboticOutperform Votes6450.79% Underperform Votes6249.21% Do analysts rate ZWS or SYM? Zurn Elkay Water Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $36.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.75%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $37.20, suggesting a potential upside of 68.86%. Given Symbotic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Symbotic 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZWS or SYM? 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Symbotic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, ZWS or SYM? Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ZWS or SYM? In the previous week, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions and 9 mentions for Symbotic. Symbotic's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' score of 1.01 indicating that Symbotic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Symbotic 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryZurn Elkay Water Solutions and Symbotic tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 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. 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 ZWS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZurn Elkay Water SolutionsGeneral industrial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.80B$10.85B$7.20B$18.96BDividend Yield1.07%1.43%3.56%4.01%P/E Ratio37.4416.1821.0232.87Price / Sales3.662.0081.7628.03Price / Cash19.2216.7026.9017.52Price / Book3.694.213.754.47Net Income$160.20M$539.71M$808.20M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.83%2.56%3.79%0.59%1 Month Performance2.92%-7.12%2.19%-3.54%1 Year Performance8.91%-2.53%14.77%3.80% Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions1.7666 of 5 stars$34.45+1.4%$36.43+5.7%+10.0%$5.80B$1.58B37.442,700Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSYMSymbotic2.8714 of 5 stars$19.62-3.9%$37.20+89.6%-42.7%$11.54B$1.91B-280.251,120Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBWXTBWX Technologies3.5847 of 5 stars$100.49-3.1%$124.38+23.8%+16.5%$9.18B$2.70B33.277,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsNVTnVent Electric4.3573 of 5 stars$48.33-3.0%$69.00+42.8%-20.7%$7.96B$3.01B24.6610,400Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsESABESAB2.6659 of 5 stars$110.12-2.9%$133.75+21.5%+16.7%$6.68B$2.74B25.499,280Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSPXCSPX Technologies3.4377 of 5 stars$124.14-3.3%$174.75+40.8%+12.0%$5.81B$1.98B33.373,300Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Positive NewsMOG.BMoogN/A$164.49+2.5%N/A+6.5%$5.20B$3.66B25.0414,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCHXChampionX3.3994 of 5 stars$24.99-1.7%$36.50+46.1%-26.1%$4.77B$3.63B15.157,300Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsJBTMJBT Marel3.3794 of 5 stars$91.65-2.8%$143.00+56.0%N/A$4.76B$1.72B17.005,100WFRDWeatherford International4.2855 of 5 stars$44.29-5.1%$103.75+134.3%-64.1%$3.23B$5.51B6.5917,700Short Interest ↑WHDCactus4.0551 of 5 stars$36.90-2.4%$53.80+45.8%-19.7%$2.94B$1.13B13.091,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SYM Competitors BWXT Competitors NVT Competitors ESAB Competitors SPXC Competitors MOG.B Competitors CHX Competitors JBTM Competitors WFRD Competitors WHD 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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