Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC) Competitors

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer ZWS or EPAC?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.31%. Enerpac Tool Group has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.78%. Given Enerpac Tool Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enerpac Tool Group is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Enerpac Tool Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ZWS or EPAC more profitable?

Enerpac Tool Group has a net margin of 14.65% compared to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's net margin of 10.78%. Enerpac Tool Group's return on equity of 24.04% beat Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%
Enerpac Tool Group	14.65%	24.04%	12.44%

Is ZWS or EPAC a better dividend stock?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Enerpac Tool Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerpac Tool Group pays out 2.5% 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. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer ZWS or EPAC?

In the previous week, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor had 4 more articles in the media than Enerpac Tool Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and 2 mentions for Enerpac Tool Group. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Enerpac Tool Group's score of 0.84 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Enerpac Tool Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, ZWS or EPAC?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, 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
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57B	4.86	$160.20M	$1.01	44.96
Enerpac Tool Group	$589.51M	3.84	$85.75M	$1.63	25.65

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ZWS or EPAC?

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ZWS or EPAC?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Enerpac Tool Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.