GATX (GATX) Competitors

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

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
GATX	19.13%	12.52%	2.49%
Trinity Industries	3.83%	8.49%	1.25%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend GATX or TRN?

GATX presently has a consensus target price of $177.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.97%. Trinity Industries has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.01%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Trinity Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to GATX or TRN?

In the previous week, GATX had 9 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for GATX and 4 mentions for Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat GATX's score of 1.22 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trinity Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GATX	$1.59B	3.59	$284.20M	$8.74	18.32
Trinity Industries	$3.08B	0.74	$138.40M	$1.14	24.62

Is GATX or TRN a better dividend stock?

GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, GATX or TRN?

GATX has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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