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Nordson vs Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
Over the past year NDSN returned +42.6% and ZWS returned −5.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.45.
NDSN +42.6% ZWS −5.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | NDSN | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $327.58 | $44.67 |
| Market cap | $18.25B | $7.37B |
| Today | +1.52% | −0.29% |
| 1 month | −1.8% | −6.3% |
| 6 months | +16.8% | −11.2% |
| Year to date | +36.2% | −3.9% |
| 1 year | +41.3% | −4.4% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.3% | +8.7% |
| Gross margin | 55.5% | 49.6% |
| Net margin | 18.7% | 15.4% |
| P/E (TTM) | 32.9× | 25.4× |
| Price / sales | 6.1× | 4.0× |
| Net cash | -$1.64B | -$193.2M |
| Dividend yield | 1.15% | 0.98% |
| Volatility (60d) | 24.4% | 30.2% |
| Short % of float | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).