FLOW vs. HTZ, TPC, HURN, MATW, RGR, PBI, VLRS, SXI, YELL, and TNC
Should you be buying SPX FLOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SPX FLOW include Hertz Global (HTZ), Tutor Perini (TPC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), Matthews International (MATW), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Pitney Bowes (PBI), Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS), Standex International (SXI), Yellow (YELL), and Tennant (TNC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) and Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and earnings.
SPX FLOW has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SPX FLOW has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hertz Global. Hertz Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPX FLOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, SPX FLOW had 4 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SPX FLOW and 7 mentions for Hertz Global. SPX FLOW's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Hertz Global's score of -0.01 indicating that SPX FLOW is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SPX FLOW received 262 more outperform votes than Hertz Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.46% of users gave SPX FLOW an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Hertz Global an outperform vote.
SPX FLOW has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of 0.00%. SPX FLOW's return on equity of 11.34% beat Hertz Global's return on equity.
96.4% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Hertz Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of SPX FLOW shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hertz Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
SPX FLOW beats Hertz Global on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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