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$154.27 +1.80 (+1.18%)
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GATX vs. TRN, WSO, WCC, AIT, AL, MSM, RUSHA, DXPE, MRC, and WLFC

Should 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 (NYSE:TRN) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, GATX had 11 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for GATX and 6 mentions for Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat GATX's score of 0.54 indicating that Trinity Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Trinity Industries
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GATX
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Trinity Industries pays out 74.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GATX pays out 30.9% 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. Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Trinity Industries currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. GATX has a consensus target price of $167.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. Given Trinity Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Trinity Industries is more favorable than GATX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Trinity Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of GATX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GATX has a net margin of 17.73% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 4.79%. GATX's return on equity of 12.00% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Trinity Industries4.79% 11.47% 1.69%
GATX 17.73%12.00%2.35%

GATX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GATX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Trinity Industries$3.08B0.67$138.40M$1.6215.60
GATX$1.63B3.38$284.20M$7.8919.55

Summary

GATX beats Trinity Industries on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GATX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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GATX vs. The Competition

MetricGATXTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.44B$6.93B$7.37B$21.03B
Dividend Yield1.59%1.80%699.43%3.60%
P/E Ratio19.5515.1512.9727.92
Price / Sales3.386.18512.3568.05
Price / Cash7.636.417.9423.29
Price / Book2.251.902.154.54
Net Income$284.20M$360.72M$568.35M$993.24M
7 Day Performance0.22%-4.54%-1.56%-1.51%
1 Month Performance0.40%0.72%3.91%3.16%
1 Year Performance11.42%27.53%-2.66%9.14%

GATX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GATX
GATX
2.1259 of 5 stars
$154.27
+1.2%
$167.67
+8.7%
+12.7%$5.44B$1.63B19.552,150Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
TRN
Trinity Industries
3.823 of 5 stars
$26.31
-0.1%
$27.50
+4.5%
-22.8%$2.15B$2.86B16.242,890News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
WSO
Watsco
3.252 of 5 stars
$481.50
-1.7%
$484.17
+0.6%
-7.7%$19.51B$7.58B37.017,295
WCC
WESCO International
4.1775 of 5 stars
$218.48
+1.9%
$210.75
-3.5%
+25.5%$10.66B$21.82B16.5320,000Upcoming Earnings
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.2664 of 5 stars
$274.42
+0.8%
$285.00
+3.9%
+26.0%$10.45B$4.48B27.556,500Positive News
AL
Air Lease
4.7719 of 5 stars
$57.38
-1.2%
$59.29
+3.3%
+16.5%$6.41B$2.73B10.03150Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
3.9417 of 5 stars
$87.73
+0.4%
$90.33
+3.0%
-1.0%$4.88B$3.74B24.787,423Positive News
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
4.5339 of 5 stars
$54.75
-0.1%
$61.00
+11.4%
+8.6%$4.26B$7.80B15.297,388Positive News
DXPE
DXP Enterprises
2.5811 of 5 stars
$111.76
+3.3%
$95.00
-15.0%
+110.2%$1.75B$1.80B23.231,843Upcoming Earnings
MRC
MRC Global
2.1763 of 5 stars
$15.05
+5.2%
$15.33
+1.9%
+3.3%$1.30B$3.01B-136.822,600Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WLFC
Willis Lease Finance
3.2213 of 5 stars
$143.54
0.0%
N/A+62.3%$1.10B$569.22M9.83240Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NYSE:GATX) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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