Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC) Competitors

Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EPAC or SPXC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enerpac Tool Group	$589.51M	3.75	$85.75M	$1.63	25.09
SPX Technologies	$1.98B	4.48	$200.50M	$4.45	42.70

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EPAC or SPXC?

97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are held 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 EPAC or SPXC?

In the previous week, SPX Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Enerpac Tool Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SPX Technologies and 7 mentions for Enerpac Tool Group. SPX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Enerpac Tool Group's score of 1.24 indicating that SPX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enerpac Tool Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPX Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer EPAC or SPXC?

Enerpac Tool Group presently has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.47%. SPX Technologies has a consensus target price of $195.20, suggesting a potential upside of 2.73%. Given Enerpac Tool Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enerpac Tool Group is more favorable than SPX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enerpac Tool Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
SPX Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is EPAC or SPXC more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enerpac Tool Group	14.65%	24.04%	12.44%
SPX Technologies	10.27%	19.59%	9.36%

Which has more volatility and risk, EPAC or SPXC?

Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Enerpac Tool Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.