Financial Contrast: Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) & Flowserve (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve (NYSE: FLS - Get Free Report) and Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW - Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation. Dividends Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88