Analyzing Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) & JBDI (NASDAQ:JBDI)

JBDI (NASDAQ:JBDI) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares JBDI and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBDI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for JBDI and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBDI	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0	4	2	0	2.33

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.27%. Given Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is more favorable than JBDI.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JBDI and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBDI	$9.39 million	2.15	-$980,000.00	N/A	N/A
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57 billion	4.85	$160.20 million	$1.01	44.93

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than JBDI.

Summary

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

About JBDI

JBDI Holdings Limited engages in the trading of reconditioned and recycling containers in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. The company offers reconditioning and recycling drums, including open top drums, metal drums, plastic drums, plastic carboys, and intermediate bulk containers, as well as new drums, and collects waste drums and related products. It serves solvent, chemical, petroleum, and edible product oil industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Singapore. JBDI Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of E U Holdings Pte. Ltd.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor

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.