EPAC vs. SPXC, ZWS, JBTM, ESAB, GTES, MOG.B, WFRD, HAYW, HSAI, and WHD
Should you be buying Enerpac Tool Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerpac Tool Group include SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), JBT Marel (JBTM), ESAB (ESAB), Gates Industrial (GTES), Moog (MOG.B), Weatherford International (WFRD), Hayward (HAYW), Hesai Group (HSAI), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Enerpac Tool Group vs. Its Competitors
SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) and Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.
SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Enerpac Tool Group has a net margin of 14.65% compared to SPX Technologies' net margin of 10.27%. Enerpac Tool Group's return on equity of 24.04% beat SPX Technologies' return on equity.
92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, SPX Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Enerpac Tool Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for SPX Technologies and 7 mentions for Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat SPX Technologies' score of 1.47 indicating that Enerpac Tool Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SPX Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $195.20, suggesting a potential upside of 4.67%. Enerpac Tool Group has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.18%. Given Enerpac Tool Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enerpac Tool Group is more favorable than SPX Technologies.
Summary
SPX Technologies beats Enerpac Tool Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EPAC) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff