Head-To-Head Analysis: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) & N-Viro International (OTCMKTS:NVIC)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and N-Viro International (OTCMKTS:NVIC) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of N-Viro International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and N-Viro International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	12.26%	17.40%	10.35%
N-Viro International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and N-Viro International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0	4	4	0	2.50
N-Viro International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor presently has a consensus price target of $54.88, indicating a potential upside of 18.35%. Given Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is more favorable than N-Viro International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and N-Viro International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.70 billion	4.56	$198.00 million	$1.24	37.39
N-Viro International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than N-Viro International.

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats N-Viro International on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About N-Viro International

N-Viro International Corporation markets its N-Viro Fuel technology that produces a renewable alternative fuel product out of certain bio-organic wastes. N-Viro Fuel is a patented biomass alternative energy fuel process that produces a product that has physical and chemical characteristics similar to certain coals and is created from municipal biosolids, collectable animal manure, pulp and paper sludge, and other organic wastes. The company owns and licenses the N-Viro Process, a patented technology to treat and recycle wastewater sludges and other bio-organic wastes, utilizing certain alkaline by-products produced by the cement, lime, and other industries, as well as electric utilities. Its N-Viro Process stabilizes and pasteurizes sludge; reduces odors to acceptable levels; neutralizes or immobilizes various constituents; and generates N-Viro Soil, a product that has a granular appearance similar to soil and is used in various agricultural applications. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution and resale of alkaline admixtures. N-Viro International Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Toledo, Ohio.