Financial Contrast: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) versus Pacific Green Technologies (OTCMKTS:PGTK)

Pacific Green Technologies (OTCMKTS:PGTK) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 98.4% of Pacific Green Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pacific Green Technologies and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Green Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($46.22)	-0.01
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions	$1.53 billion	4.05	$112.70 million	$0.71	51.13

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Green Technologies. Pacific Green Technologies 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Pacific Green Technologies and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Green Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions	0	3	3	0	2.50

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a consensus price target of $36.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.28%. Given Zurn Elkay Water Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is more favorable than Pacific Green Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Green Technologies and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Green Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions	8.80%	12.82%	7.61%

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions beats Pacific Green Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Green Technologies

Pacific Green Technologies Inc. acquires, develops, and markets emission control technologies in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company offers ENVI-Clean, a system that removes sulfur dioxide, particulate matters, greenhouse gases, and other hazardous air pollutants; and ENVI-Pure, which removes acid gases, particulate matter, dioxins, VOCs, and other regulated hazardous air pollutants from the flue gases produced by the combustion of coal, biomass, municipal solid waste, diesel, and other fuels. It also provides ENVI-Marine, a scrubber for application in diesel exhaust emissions. Pacific Green Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation engages in design, procurement, manufacture, and marketing of water management solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers water safety and control products, such as backflow preventers, fire system valves, pressure reducing valves, thermostatic mixing valves, PEX pipings, fittings, and installation tools under the Zurn and Wilkins brand names. The company also provides flow systems products comprising point drains, hydrants, fixture carrier systems, chemical drainage systems; and interceptors and separators, acid neutralization systems, and remote monitoring systems under the Zurn and Green Turtle brands. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and markets remote tank monitoring devices, alarms, software, and services. Further, the company offers sensor-operated flush valves under the AquaSense, Aquaflush, and AquaVantage brands; heavy-duty commercial faucets under the AquaSpec brand; water conserving fixtures under the EcoVantage and Zurn One brands; stainless steel products under the Just Manufacturing brand name, which include stainless steel sinks and plumbing fixtures, and various types of sinks, as well as drinking water dispensing and filtration products under the Elkay and Halsey Taylor brands. It distributes to institutional, commercial, waterworks, and residential end markets through independent sales representatives, plumbing wholesalers, and industry-specific distributors in the waterworks, foodservice, industrial, janitorial, sanitation, and sitework industries. The company was formerly known as Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and changed its name to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation in July 2022. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.