TriMas (TRS) Competitors

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

Is NPO or TRS more profitable?

Enpro has a net margin of 7.98% compared to TriMas' net margin of 3.36%. Enpro's return on equity of 10.67% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enpro	7.98%	10.67%	6.13%
TriMas	3.36%	10.54%	5.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, NPO or TRS?

Enpro has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriMas has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NPO or TRS?

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of TriMas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of TriMas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NPO or TRS?

In the previous week, TriMas had 2 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TriMas and 2 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat TriMas' score of 0.74 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enpro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
TriMas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend NPO or TRS?

Enpro currently has a consensus target price of $202.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.72%. TriMas has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.85%. Given TriMas' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TriMas is more favorable than Enpro.

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
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NPO or TRS?

Enpro has higher revenue and earnings than TriMas. 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
Enpro	$1.05B	4.09	$72.90M	$4.02	50.74
TriMas	$925.01M	1.32	$24.25M	$0.77	39.10

Is NPO or TRS a better dividend stock?

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Enpro pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriMas pays out 20.8% 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. Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Enpro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Enpro beats TriMas on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.