LUD vs PKOH vs PNR Stock Comparison

Luda Technology, Park Ohio Holdings and Pentair Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$45.00 -4.6% 1M +120.0% 1Y
Market cap
$600.55M
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 7, Park Ohio Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUDPKOHPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.63M $600.55M $10.55B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 155.8x 22.7x 17.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.2x 14.5x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.7% -3.9% PKOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.6% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.1% 12.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.8x 1.6x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% +120.0% -38.9% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.1%/yr -2.3%/yr PKOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 144.1% 44.4% 36.3% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 62/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

LUDPKOHPNR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLUDPKOHPNR
Valuation 20 #163 of 203 85 #32 of 203 71 #59 of 203
Growth – 74 #50 of 188 32 #128 of 188
Profitability – 41 #109 of 183 82 #33 of 183
Financial Health 39 #133 of 216 14 #187 of 216 46 #118 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 44 #86 of 152 79 #33 of 152
Overall – 51 62
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PKOH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLUDPKOHPNRSPY
1 month -1.3%-4.6%+23.0% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%+14.1%-0.6% +3.7%
6 months -37.1%+55.4%-18.5% +7.1%
Year to date -39.3%+114.9%-36.8% +12.8%
1 year -55.4%+120.0%-38.9% +11.9%
3 years —+96.2%+12.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+25.2%+3.9% +22.8%
5 years —+93.0%-11.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+14.1%-2.3% +10.9%
10 years —+40.9%+19.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+3.5%+1.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUDPKOHPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 144.1%44.4%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.0%43.5%40.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.310.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.382.70-1.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-62.4%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.1%-14.3%-39.5% -1.2%
52-week high $11.85$52.51$108.69 $779.14
52-week low $3.20$18.74$52.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLUDPKOHPNR
P/E now vs peer median 155.8xmedian 25.8x 23.6xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 12.0xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -40.8xmedian 22.2x 31.8xmedian 22.2x 16.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.45 0.38median 1.45 2.23median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLUDPKOHPNR
Revenue – $1.65B $3.97B
Gross profit – $286.50M $1.64B
Operating income – $71.50M $777.40M
Net income – $26.50M $612.20M
Free cash flow – $20.50M $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) – $1.87 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $4.77M $48.30M $74.00M
Total debt $49.69M $652.60M $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 22.24M 14.20M 160.30M
Enterprise value $34.98M $409.95M $10.22B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLUDPKOHPNR
P/E 155.8x 23.6x 17.1x
P/FCF -40.8x 31.8x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.7x 14.5x
P/S 2.6x 0.4x 2.6x
P/B 4.0x 1.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.7x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 12.0x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.6x 15.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 61.3x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUDPKOHPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.7% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.9% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.1% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -4.7% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 66.6% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -6.0% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 62.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 476.1% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 93.5% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 187.6% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.1% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUDPKOHPNR
Gross margin – 17.3% 41.2%
EBITDA margin – 6.3% 22.7%
Operating margin – 4.3% 19.6%
Pretax margin – 1.6% 17.5%
Net margin – 1.6% 15.4%
FCF margin – 1.2% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.1% 18.3%
Return on equity – 6.9% 16.1%
Return on assets – 1.8% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.1% 12.5%
Return on capital employed – 6.6% 13.5%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUDPKOHPNR
Debt / assets 25.8% 44.4% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.8x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 31.8x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 73.3% 42.1%
Equity / assets 45.2% 26.7% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 3.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUDPKOHPNR
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – 3.8%
Shareholder yield – 1.1% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLUDPKOHPNR
Forward P/E – 13.2xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.41FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.2% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.78BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.8% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUDPKOHPNR
Held by institutions – 55.8% 95.0%
Institutions holding – 104 720
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.4% -0.1%
Institutions buying – 58 353
Institutions selling – 27 257
Buyers to sellers – 2.15 1.37

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LUDPKOHPNR
LUD 1.00 0.12 -0.01
PKOH 0.12 1.00 0.12
PNR -0.01 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUD, PKOH and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luda Technology (LUD) $80.63M, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $600.55M, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, LUD, PKOH and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luda Technology (LUD) 155.8x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 22.7x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 13.2x, Pentair (PNR) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Luda Technology (LUD) -55.4%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +120.0%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%. Over five years, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) compounded fastest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +14.1%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luda Technology (LUD) 0.00%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%. Luda Technology (LUD) and Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.4%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUD, PKOH and PNR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pentair (PNR) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.