Sun Hydraulics (SNHY) Competitors

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) and Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NPO or SNHY?

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Sun Hydraulics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Sun Hydraulics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NPO or SNHY more profitable?

Sun Hydraulics has a net margin of 9.19% compared to Enpro's net margin of 7.98%. Sun Hydraulics' return on equity of 12.57% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enpro	7.98%	10.67%	6.13%
Sun Hydraulics	9.19%	12.57%	6.46%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NPO or SNHY?

Enpro has higher revenue and earnings than Sun Hydraulics. Sun Hydraulics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enpro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enpro	$1.05B	4.11	$72.90M	$4.02	51.01
Sun Hydraulics	$508.05M	2.25	$46.73M	$2.30	15.50

Do analysts rate NPO or SNHY?

Enpro presently has a consensus target price of $202.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.24%. Given Enpro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enpro is more favorable than Sun Hydraulics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Sun Hydraulics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NPO or SNHY?

Enpro has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Hydraulics has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NPO or SNHY?

In the previous week, Enpro had 3 more articles in the media than Sun Hydraulics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Enpro and 0 mentions for Sun Hydraulics. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Sun Hydraulics' score of 0.00 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enpro	Positive
Sun Hydraulics	Neutral

Is NPO or SNHY a better dividend stock?

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sun Hydraulics pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Enpro pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Hydraulics pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Sun Hydraulics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Enpro beats Sun Hydraulics on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.