GATX (GATX) Competitors $175.18 -0.67 (-0.38%) As of 03:37 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GATX vs. TRN, WSO, WCC, AIT, AL, MSM, RUSHA, DXPE, MRC, and WLFCShould you be buying GATX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GATX include Trinity Industries (TRN), Watsco (WSO), WESCO International (WCC), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Air Lease (AL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), MRC Global (MRC), and Willis Lease Finance (WLFC). GATX vs. Its Competitors Trinity Industries Watsco WESCO International Applied Industrial Technologies Air Lease MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises DXP Enterprises MRC Global Willis Lease Finance GATX (NYSE:GATX) and Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GATX or TRN? 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of GATX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GATX or TRN a better dividend stock? GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. GATX pays out 27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Industries pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend GATX or TRN? GATX currently has a consensus target price of $183.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. Trinity Industries has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.52%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GATX is more favorable than Trinity Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GATX 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Trinity Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GATX or TRN? GATX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trinity Industries. GATX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGATX$1.67B3.73$284.20M$8.7420.04Trinity Industries$3.08B0.73$138.40M$1.1424.50 Is GATX or TRN more profitable? GATX has a net margin of 19.13% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 3.83%. GATX's return on equity of 12.52% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GATX19.13% 12.52% 2.49% Trinity Industries 3.83%8.49%1.25% Which has more risk & volatility, GATX or TRN? GATX has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GATX or TRN? In the previous week, GATX had 2 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GATX and 1 mentions for Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat GATX's score of 0.91 indicating that Trinity Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GATX 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trinity Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryGATX beats Trinity Industries on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GATX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GATX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GATX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGATXTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.24B$7.60B$7.31B$22.14BDividend Yield1.39%1.77%940.02%3.55%P/E Ratio20.0426.9215.1330.04Price / Sales3.739.81640.1469.64Price / Cash8.807.027.9418.34Price / Book2.552.362.484.66Net Income$284.20M$360.72M$558.45M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.09%1.81%0.74%1.33%1 Month Performance4.58%8.59%6.48%3.33%1 Year Performance35.14%4.71%4.56%14.24% GATX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GATXGATX2.5815 of 5 stars$175.19-0.4%$183.50+4.7%+35.7%$6.24B$1.67B20.042,150TRNTrinity Industries3.7886 of 5 stars$27.83-0.7%$27.50-1.2%-17.3%$2.27B$3.08B21.572,890Positive NewsWSOWatsco4.1252 of 5 stars$400.07+0.5%$480.00+20.0%-13.5%$16.14B$7.62B30.687,295Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementWCCWESCO International3.6915 of 5 stars$211.18-1.2%$232.67+10.2%+31.0%$10.40B$21.82B16.5420,000Analyst UpgradeAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.8156 of 5 stars$258.10-1.3%$285.00+10.4%+16.4%$9.87B$4.56B25.506,800Positive NewsALAir Lease4.9699 of 5 stars$63.59+0.1%$60.29-5.2%+46.5%$7.10B$2.73B7.72150Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MSMMSC Industrial Direct3.503 of 5 stars$90.81-0.1%$90.33-0.5%+10.2%$5.06B$3.82B25.657,423RUSHARush Enterprises4.7379 of 5 stars$53.90-4.3%$61.00+13.2%+2.5%$4.38B$7.80B15.367,388Analyst DowngradeDXPEDXP Enterprises2.6807 of 5 stars$121.910.0%$95.00-22.1%+143.8%$1.91B$1.80B23.271,843MRCMRC Global2.3612 of 5 stars$14.38-1.7%$16.00+11.3%+16.3%$1.24B$3.01B27.582,600WLFCWillis Lease Finance1.9399 of 5 stars$137.01-3.0%N/A-10.3%$961.79M$569.22M8.15240 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TRN Competitors WSO Competitors WCC Competitors AIT Competitors AL Competitors MSM Competitors RUSHA Competitors DXPE Competitors MRC Competitors WLFC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GATX) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the ...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s new nightmare beginsPorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Dollar’s Crashing—What Are You Doing About It?The U.S. dollar is down 10.8%—its steepest drop since 1973. 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