Wall Street Zen Downgrades Enpro (NYSE:NPO) to Hold

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Enpro from “Buy” to “Hold,” although the broader analyst consensus remains “Buy” with an average price target of $358.33.
• Enpro reported quarterly EPS of $2.50, exceeding estimates of $2.32, while revenue rose 17.6% year over year to $338.8 million. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $9.30–$9.80.
• Institutional investors own 98.31% of Enpro’s shares, with several major funds recently increasing their positions.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Sunday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Enpro from $345.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings cut Enpro from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Enpro in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $420.00 price target for the company. Finally, Zacks Research raised Enpro from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $358.33.

Enpro Stock Up 0.5%

NPO stock opened at $296.72 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.55. The firm's 50-day moving average is $325.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $303.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.28, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Enpro has a 52 week low of $202.00 and a 52 week high of $390.42.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.18. Enpro had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 11.83%. The company had revenue of $338.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $323.68 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.25 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Enpro has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.300-9.800 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Enpro will post 9.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Enpro

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Enpro by 34,727.3% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,950,957 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,373,884,000 after buying an additional 8,925,256 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Enpro in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,268,036,000. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Enpro by 8.2% in the third quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,153,237 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $260,632,000 after acquiring an additional 87,446 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Enpro by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 886,043 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $189,728,000 after acquiring an additional 60,704 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Enpro by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 526,889 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $112,840,000 after purchasing an additional 16,772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.31% of the company's stock.

Enpro Company Profile

Enpro Group, Inc NYSE: NPO is a global industrial technology company specializing in engineered products designed to perform in critical and harsh environments. The company's product portfolio spans proprietary bearing materials and surface enhancement technologies, high-performance sealing solutions, and fluid handling components. Enpro's offerings are tailored for markets such as semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, energy, chemical processing, life sciences and general industrial applications.

Formed in December 2002 as a spin-off from the aerospace and defense supplier Goodrich Corporation, Enpro has grown through a combination of targeted acquisitions and focused organic investment in research and development.

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