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$159.50 +0.93 (+0.59%)
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GATX vs. TRN, WSO, WCC, AIT, BECN, AL, MSM, RUSHA, HEES, and DXPE

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), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Air Lease (AL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), and DXP Enterprises (DXPE).

GATX vs. Its Competitors

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

Trinity Industries presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.24%. GATX has a consensus target price of $167.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.12%. 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
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

In the previous week, GATX had 7 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for GATX and 2 mentions for Trinity Industries. GATX's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Trinity Industries' score of 0.46 indicating that GATX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

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$3.08B0.77$138.40M$1.6217.91
GATX$1.59B3.59$284.20M$7.8920.22

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

Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and GATX has raised 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.

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%

Summary

GATX beats Trinity Industries on 15 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$5.68B$7.20B$7.20B$20.73B
Dividend Yield1.53%1.70%914.35%3.72%
P/E Ratio20.2216.4213.0828.09
Price / Sales3.596.03315.6738.31
Price / Cash7.976.607.5222.53
Price / Book2.322.012.174.58
Net Income$284.20M$360.72M$563.51M$986.06M
7 Day Performance2.57%3.33%2.34%2.79%
1 Month Performance2.62%8.19%4.76%5.42%
1 Year Performance20.23%39.21%2.34%14.63%

GATX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GATX
GATX
1.9588 of 5 stars
$159.50
+0.6%
$167.67
+5.1%
+20.3%$5.68B$1.59B20.222,150
TRN
Trinity Industries
3.2572 of 5 stars
$27.04
+0.2%
$27.50
+1.7%
-1.3%$2.21B$2.86B16.692,890
WSO
Watsco
3.4231 of 5 stars
$441.88
+1.2%
$485.83
+9.9%
-4.9%$17.90B$7.58B33.967,295Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
WCC
WESCO International
3.1621 of 5 stars
$185.57
+0.1%
$212.63
+14.6%
+22.0%$9.06B$21.82B14.0420,000
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.6523 of 5 stars
$232.65
+0.4%
$285.00
+22.5%
+28.3%$8.86B$4.48B23.366,500Positive News
BECN
Beacon Roofing Supply
1.0513 of 5 stars
$124.17
flat
$124.78
+0.5%
N/A$7.67B$9.76B21.237,480
AL
Air Lease
4.8983 of 5 stars
$58.52
-0.3%
$57.43
-1.9%
+25.2%$6.54B$2.73B10.23150
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
4.0681 of 5 stars
$85.08
-0.5%
$86.00
+1.1%
+14.6%$4.74B$3.75B22.457,423Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
4.6824 of 5 stars
$51.51
-0.4%
$61.00
+18.4%
+30.4%$4.01B$7.80B14.397,388
HEES
H&E Equipment Services
2.897 of 5 stars
$94.64
flat
$71.33
-24.6%
N/A$3.47B$1.46B24.022,380
DXPE
DXP Enterprises
3.3216 of 5 stars
$87.65
-0.5%
$95.00
+8.4%
+104.4%$1.38B$1.80B18.221,843Insider Trade

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This page (NYSE:GATX) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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