TriMas (TRS) Competitors

TriMas (NASDAQ:TRS) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is TRS or NPO a better dividend stock?

TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. TriMas pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 35.8% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TRS or NPO?

99.4% of TriMas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of TriMas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRS or NPO?

Enpro received 143 more outperform votes than TriMas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 54.91% of users gave TriMas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TriMas	Outperform Votes 218 54.91%	Underperform Votes 179 45.09%
Enpro	Outperform Votes 361 63.67%	Underperform Votes 206 36.33%

Does the media refer more to TRS or NPO?

In the previous week, TriMas had 9 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for TriMas and 7 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat TriMas' score of 1.03 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriMas	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enpro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TRS or NPO?

TriMas presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.72%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $202.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.76%. Given TriMas' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TriMas is more favorable than Enpro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is TRS or NPO more profitable?

Enpro has a net margin of 6.95% compared to TriMas' net margin of 2.93%. Enpro's return on equity of 10.25% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriMas	2.93%	9.21%	4.59%
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRS or NPO?

TriMas has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TRS or NPO?

TriMas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enpro. TriMas 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
TriMas	$925.01M	1.07	$40.36M	$0.59	41.16
Enpro	$1.05B	3.08	$22.20M	$3.46	44.42

Summary

Enpro beats TriMas on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.